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Press Releases on August 10, 2015

205 Press Releases

Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

EFSA Executive Director meets representatives of the Genetic Rights Foundation and Coalizione Italia-Europa “Liberi da OGM”

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

EFSA recommends lower MRLs for several active substances used in pesticides

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

EFSA considers the risk of TSE transmission via embryo transfer and artificial insemination in small ruminants

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 – …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

EFSA provides preliminary advice on health risks of goat milk and derived products with regards to BSE/TSE

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 …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

EFSA GMO Panel reconfirms that the use of the nptII gene as a selectable marker in GM plants does not pose a risk to human or ...

According to the EMEA information, aminoglycosides comprise a class of antibiotics that has become increasingly important in the prevention and treatment of serious invasive bacterial infections in humans. This is because bacteria, such as tuberculosis …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

Green light for appointment of EFSA scientists

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

EFSA consults on the assessment of allergenicity of GM food and feed

GMOs could contain quantities of new or existing proteins which might cause food allergies in people and animals. EU legislation therefore requires that the allergenicity of GM foods be assessed before they can be placed on the market. In the report, the …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

Inaugural meeting of EFSA’s new Management Board

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

EFSA to further evaluate study on food colours and behaviour - Panel to prioritise safety assessment of six study colours

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 …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

EFSA evaluates TSE risk from small ruminants’ milk

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 …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:58 GMT

Increased cooperation in food safety assessment

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 …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:37 GMT

New Mathematics Advances the Frontier of Macromolecular Imaging

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 …

Distribution channels: Technology
Published on August 10, 2015 - 17:27 GMT

Xylella: new studies assessed

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 …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 16:26 GMT

Discorso di Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle in occasione della "Festa per l’Europa", Parma

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 …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 16:25 GMT

EFSA Management Board reiterates its confidence in the independence and commitment to transparency of its Scientific Panels

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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Published on August 10, 2015 - 16:25 GMT

Management Board endorses EFSA’s work plan and budget for 2010

EFSA will continue to bolster its cooperation with Member States to support its work and help reinforce capacity in risk assessment across the EU. Science contracts and grants will increase to € 7.9 million in 2010. In order to boost its work in …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 16:25 GMT

EFSA to work with European partner institutes on Salmonella in pigs

The core outsourced work will consist of a Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment (QMRA), which should provide a quantitative estimate of the existing risk factors and likely effects of proposed measures to reduce them. Analyses will include an …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 16:25 GMT

EFSA responds to Commission’s urgent request on dioxins in Irish pork

EFSA’s key conclusions are: In the most likely scenario, if someone ate an average amount of Irish pork each day throughout the period of the incident (90 days), 10% of which was contaminated at the highest recorded concentration of dioxins[1], the body …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 16:26 GMT

EFSA Panel advises on how to avoid microbiological risks in infant formulae, at home and in hospital

Infants and young children are particularly vulnerable to food borne infections; therefore, the microbiological safety of infant and follow-on formulae is of utmost importance. Studies demonstrate that contamination of powdered infant formula with E. …

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Published on August 10, 2015 - 16:26 GMT

EFSA consults on the evaluation of safety and effectiveness of substances used for removal of microbial surface contamination

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 …

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