Commenting on this first meeting, the newly elected Chair, Patrick Wall, affirmed: “Board members look forward to the challenges ahead and to supporting and guiding EFSA to achieve its aim to enhance consumer protection. EFSA is a phenomenal resource for …
The AFC[1] Panel considering the new research will ask for additional information from the UK Food Standards Agency and, to assist the Panel in its work, EFSA has provided it with a preliminary evaluation of the study’s statistical design based on …
The report makes recommendations on how to improve bee surveillance systems and says further studies are needed to better understand the factors that affect honey bee health. EFSA has been working on colony losses in honey bees since 2008, when it began …
EFSA’s study follows a request of the European Commission to deliver an opinion on a recent scientific article from Konold et al.[1], published on 8 April, 2008 in BMC Veterinary Research, which concluded that classical scrapie can be transmitted to …
One of the most important tasks of the European Food Safety Authority is to cooperate closely with competent bodies in the different EU Member States in order to better integrate the EU approach to food safety assessment. Therefore, the most appropriate …
The AHAW Panel’s opinion focused on the high pathogenic (HP) strains of avian influenza of H5 and H7 subtypes, as specifically requested by the European Commission in its mandate. The opinion was prepared with the support of international experts from …
Catherine Geslain- Lanéelle explained the role of EFSA in advising European Union risk managers on the safety of GMOs. EFSA’s experts make an independent scientific assessment of GMO applications. It is then up to Member States and the European Commission …
The European Commission asked EFSA to assess the safety of existing MRLs for 15 active substances used in pesticides and, taking into account EFSA’s scientific advice, may propose to amend or remove the relevant MRL. “EFSA is co-ordinating the review of …
Because of similarities in the disease development process for Classical scrapie and BSE in small ruminants, experts considered the conclusions for Classical scrapie to be also valid for BSE. They could not assess the risk posed by Atypical scrapie – …
Following the announcement by a research group in France of a suspected case of BSE in a goat slaughtered in 2002, EFSA immediately commissioned work in view of updating previous scientific opinions concerning TSEs in small ruminants ,2. EFSA launched a …
Stuart Slorach, Chairman of the Board, was very pleased with the result. ‘Being able to select from over a thousand scientists made it possible to choose highly qualified experts for our Scientific Committee and Panels,’ he said. ‘Although we were unable …
Structures to the left are models of the pentameric ligand-gated ion channel (pLGIC), which mediate fast synaptic communication by converting chemical signals into an electrical response. The structures on the right are reconstructions of pLGIC from FXS …
In addition, there is no published evidence that treatment of fungal disease will reduce the establishment, spread and impact of Xylella, although good orchard management is generally beneficial for plant health. The papers examined by EFSA observe that …
The guidance includes data and examples of study designs for the evaluation of these substances with regard to their safety for consumers and the environment and their effectiveness in decreasing the level of microbial contamination. The guidance also …
In 2007, infections from Campylobacter were again the most frequently reported zoonotic disease in humans across the European Union with 200,507 cases compared to 175,561 in the previous year, an increase of 14.2%. Regarding Salmonella, although the number …
This unique international event is an opportunity for expert scientists and other interested parties from the EU and beyond to debate cutting edge food safety issues with EFSA. Agenda items will include nanotechnology, animal cloning, chemical and …
Parabens are antimicrobial preservatives allowed for use in foods, drugs, cosmetics and toiletries. The former EC Scientific Committee for Food (SCF) evaluated the parabens in 1994 and allocated a temporary group ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake) of 0-10 mg/kg …
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Cari concittadini Europei, “L’Europa sei tu” è il titolo di questa edizione della festa dell’Europa… “L’Europa siamo noi”. A distanza di 5 anni dell’insediamento di EFSA a Parma, mi sento di poter affermare che quest’agenzia è …
EFSA’s Management Board took advantage of the discussion to restate the fact that EFSA is a fully independent body and to reconfirm the role of its Scientific Committee, its Scientific Panels and Ad hoc Working Groups in providing objective scientific …
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