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EFSA has concluded that saccharin is safe for human consumption and increased the acceptable daily intake (ADI) from 5 to 9 mg/kg of body weight per day, in a scientific opinion published today.
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The Dietary Reference Values tool gives quick and easy access to EFSA's DRVs for nutrients and allows you to easily find values needed to make nutrition recommendations.
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Xylella is a ruthless killer. Millions of Italian olive trees are dead. Will the bacterium spread further and to other plants? Join us to find out how scientists are fighting back!
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Keeping plant pests out by profiling geographical areas at risk When new plant pests like insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses arrive in Europe they threaten our local plants and our biodiversity...
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Ermolaos Ververis, scientific officer in EFSA’s Nutrition and Food innovation Unit, walks us through the recent updates to the guidance for novel food applications.
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The European Commission (EC) has extended the deadline for its call for the next Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Eligible candidates are invited to apply by 11 October...