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#NoBirdFlu: clear communications for better biosecurity

EFSA and the European Commission launch a communications toolkit with essential farm biosecurity information to help prevent and stop the spread of avian influenza.

Press release #NoBirdFlu toolkit

More and more Europeans know how EU food safety works, says latest citizen survey

These findings and a wealth of additional results on what drives food choices in Europe are available in the new “2025 Eurobarometer Survey on Food Safety in the EU”. EFSA conducts the survey every 3 years, which this...

Hard spot symptoms caused by Phyllosticta citricarpa on sweet orange. Courtesy: Antonio Vicent

Keeping plant pests out of the EU

Since 2022, EFSA has involved 130 experts to support the European Commission in the revision of the current list of priority pests – quarantine pests that pose the most serious threats to the EU environment and its agriculture. The assessment...

Bird flu: EFSA analyses situation in US and tracks possible routes of spread

The seasonal migration of wild birds and the importation of certain US products could be potential routes for the introduction of the HPAI virus currently affecting US dairy cows into Europe.

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Advancing EFSA's regulatory science

This editorial outlines EFSA's R&I needs for the coming years: a valuable resource for stakeholders, research agenda...

Episode 33 – Exposure matters: why the dose makes the poison

Podcast episode

Join us as we explore the difference between hazard and risk and what that means for dangers that may be lurking in our...

Nikolaus Kriz assumes role as EFSA’s new Executive Director

News

An Austrian veterinary surgeon with more than 30 years of international experience, Dr. Kriz has dedicated his career to...

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