"I am very happy that Mme Gassin is joining us,’ said Executive Director, Geoffrey Podger. ‘EFSA’s task, in a nutshell, is to play a leading role in renewing EU consumers’ confidence in food safety. This will be done by improving the scientific …
The Panel concluded that there are encouraging but as yet incomplete data available to consider supporting a breeding programme for resistance in goats against Classical scrapie in all EU Member States. Ongoing studies are expected to provide a more robust …
“EFSA welcomes the opportunity of providing sound scientific advice to underpin the new Regulation on nutrition and health claims,” EFSA Executive Director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle said at the conference today. “EFSA has the expertise needed to meet the …
Background The European Food Safety Authority held a ‘Colloque’ style event in Ostend, Belgium on 23/24 October 2003. The purpose of the event was to identify ways in which EFSA can work best with consumers and industry to contribute to improved EU food …
Opening the conference, EFSA Executive Director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle reaffirmed EFSA’s role as a provider of independent scientific advice on GMOs. “EFSA is neither pro-GMO nor anti-GMO,” she said. She acknowledged that there exists a significant …
Contrary to statements being made by third parties, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has not carried out a risk assessment on ITX to date. EFSA has not been able to determine the safety of ITX but rather has made a preliminary statement based on …
The EFSA GMO Panel evaluates risk assessments carried out by applicants requesting market approval for genetically modified organisms in the European Union. EFSA has provided guidance[2] on environmental risk assessment of GMOs for these applicants so …
The main objective of nutrition recommendations is to ensure a diet that provides energy and nutrients for optimal growth, development, function and health during the whole life. EFSA is currently establishing EU Dietary Reference Values[1] (formerly …
The Stakeholder Platform, composed of EU-wide organisations working in areas related to the food chain, meets three times a year to assist Europe’s scientific watchdog for food safety in the development of its overall relations and policy with stakeholders …
While the EKOCENTER model is innovative and forward-thinking, the kiosks are only as good as the technology and services they provide. Meet Mamunur and Omari: the engineers responsible for improving the water purification technology used within a typical …
