EFSA’s conclusion was delivered as part of its evaluation of recent studies and experiments carried out in Apulia, where the bacterium X. fastidiosa strain CoDiRO is known to have been present since October 2013. Stephan Winter, who led the working group …
With over one million samples from the 28 EU Member States, the latest EFSA report in an ongoing series summarises compliance rates with EU residue limits or targets for a range of veterinary medicines and contaminants. The percentage of non-compliant …
EFSA was asked to re-assess the safety of the feed additive ethoxyquin for target animals, consumers, users and the environment under EC Regulation 1831/2003. The substance is currently used in animal feed for its antioxidant properties. Ethoxyquin is also …
Speaking at a gathering of experts in Brussels, Annette Schneegans, from the Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture, urged participants to apply for grants of up to €7 million to carry out work that can increase knowledge of this dangerous plant …
EFSA is asking all interested parties to help shape the Authority’s strategic direction for the next five years. The draft EFSA Strategy 2020 is open for comment until 20 November. EFSA’s partners and stakeholders – from politicians and policy-makers to …
EFSA has set dates for the open plenary meetings of its scientific panels and Scientific Committee in 2016. All plenaries are expected to take place in Brussels to make it easier for observers to participate. The initiative – inits fifth year – is part of …
A peer review expert group made up of EFSA scientists and representatives from risk assessment bodies in EU Member States has set an acute reference dose (ARfD) for glyphosate of 0.5 mg per kg of body weight, the first time such an exposure threshold has …
European Antibiotic Awareness Day is an annual initiative that takes place on 18 November to raise awareness about the threat to public health of antibiotic resistance and the importance of prudent antibiotic use. The latest data confirms that across the …
EFSA and the Food Safety Commission of Japan have renewed their memorandum of cooperation, based on their fruitful working relations over recent years. The two food safety bodies agreed to build upon the previous memorandum of cooperation, signed in 2009. …
More than 100 scientists and other experts from around the world will meet this week to propose and discuss research initiatives that can further scientific understanding of the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium and help find solutions for its control. …
EFSA will publish the EU peer review of the active substance glyphosate on 12 November in line with previous communication on EFSA’s website. Peer review in the EU In the EU, active substances used in plant protection products are evaluated or re-evaluated …
Dr Alicja Mortensen, Chair of the EFSA expert Panel on Food Additives (ANS), which carried out the assessment, stated: “The evidence reviewed does not suggest there are harmful effects on the three organs considered for this assessment – mammary gland, …
Transparency, cooperation and the need to strengthen public engagement in risk assessment were the recurring themes of the conference, “Shaping the future of food safety, together”, which was attended by 900 people from 70 countries over three days. …
Hundreds of scientists, academics and policy-makers from around the world continued to debate the pressing issues facing food safety experts in the 21st century – nutrition, open data, weighing evidence, and finding the experts of the future. The day …
Vitis is known to be highly susceptible to the fastidiosa sub-species of the X. fastidiosa bacterium, which causes the deadly Pierce’s disease of grapes in California. However, because of uncertainty about the full host range of X. fastidiosa CoDiRO, Vitis …
Accountability, innovation and trust in risk assessment were some of the themes of the opening session of EFSA’s scientific conference in Milan. Around 600 people attended a thought-provoking debate on the theme “What does the future hold for assessment …
The delegates were welcomed by EFSA’s Executive Director, Bernhard Url, who said: “We may come from different countries and different continents, but we are united by the common concern of food safety. And we are meeting in the home of the World EXPO, …
EFSA is reviewing its 2012 and 2013 European Union Summary Report on Trends and Sources of Zoonoses, Zoonotic Agents and Food-borne Outbreaks due to inconsistencies in the data submitted by some Member States. In the 2012 report, data under revision are …
