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EFSA publishes advice on the consumption of young sheep and goats - coming from TSE affected flocks
EFSA was asked by the European Commission for advice on the consumption of young sheep and goats from flocks affected by transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), such as scrapie. With the...
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EFSA publishes advice on salmonella and other biological hazards in animal feed
The Biological Hazards Panel (BIOHAZ) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to deliver a scientific opinion on microbiological risk assessment in...
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EFSA Advises on the Safety of Aluminium in Food
Scientists at Europe’s food safety watchdog have assessed the safety of aluminium from all sources in food and established a Tolerable Weekly Intake (TWI) of 1 milligram of aluminium per kilogram of...
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EFSA publishes guidelines on recycled plastics
Following a public consultation , EFSA’s Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) has today published guidelines for applicants for the...
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EFSA publishes EU-wide survey on Salmonella levels in slaughtered pigs
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a survey on Salmonella levels detected in slaughtered pigs across the European Union in 2006-2007. Salmonella was estimated on average to be...
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EFSA balances the consumer risks from nitrate in vegetables with the benefits of a balanced diet high in vegetables and fruit
EFSA’s Contaminants Panel (CONTAM) has assessed the risks and benefits to consumers from nitrates in vegetables and concluded that the beneficial effects of eating vegetables and fruit outweigh...
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'EFSA’s Role in the European Food Safety System: Achievements and Challenges' - Budapest
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Mr. Süth (Miklós), Chair (Árpád), distinguished guests, Introduction It gives me great pleasure to be here with you today in Budapest and I am very grateful to the Hungarian...
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EFSA gives advice on citrus pests in French overseas departments
The European Food Safety Authority Plant Health (PLH) Panel has today published scientific advice on citrus plant pests and concluded that some of the organisms examined could pose a risk to the...
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EFSA publishes EU-wide survey on Salmonella levels in turkeys
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a survey on Salmonella levels detected on commercial turkey farms across the European Union in 2006-2007. The full range of Salmonella types...
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EFSA evaluates new proposed uses of the red food colour lycopene
EFSA’s NDA Panel carried out evaluations of new proposed uses of the red food colour lycopene in food supplements and as a food ingredient. The NDA Panel adopted two opinions on lycopene oleoresin...
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Further update on EFSA’s work on the evaluation of nutrient sources in food supplements
EFSA has completed its consideration of 120 dossiers relating to nutrient sources in food supplements which were found not to be adequate for scientific assessment. In a statement adopted at its April...
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Sunflower oil: contamination with mineral oil from Ukraine - Update
The European Commission asked EFSA on 28 April to provide scientific advice on the sunflower oil contamination with mineral oil from the Ukraine that was dispatched to several European Union countries...