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Published on August 21, 2015 - 23:33 GMT

EFSA issues two opinions concerning the evaluation of BSE risk in the United Kingdom: BSE risk is moderate and comparable to that ...

The European Commission requested a scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and its Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) regarding the application of the United Kingdom (UK) to be considered as a “moderate BSE risk” …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 23:33 GMT

EFSA adopts a scientific opinion on the animal welfare aspects of different methods of killing and skinning of seals

The Panel noted that there are only a limited number of quantitative studies published in peer-reviewed journals to be used as the basis for the evaluation of the efficacy of various killing methods with an adequately high degree of certainty. Additional …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 20:46 GMT

Geoffrey Podger: Address to European Parliament, Agricultural Committee, Brussels

Geoffrey Podger Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear for the first time before the Agriculture Committee. We very much appreciate your interest in the European Food Safety Authority’s work. By way of introduction, I should perhaps stress at …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 08:55 GMT

EFSA publishes EU-wide survey on Salmonella levels in broiler meat flocks

Detection levels in flocks varied significantly between Member States with Salmonella being found in 0% to 68.2% of national flocks[2]. Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium which are the two most frequently reported Salmonella types[3] in …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 08:55 GMT

L'Europa sei anche tu Festeggiamo insieme la Festa dell’Europa

Per il terzo anno consecutivo EFSA, la Rappresentanza a Milano della Commissione europea, Comune e Provincia di Parma, ed Europass organizzano insieme dal 9 al 16 di maggio un ricco palinsesto di iniziative. 8 giorni non-stop, 12 luoghi diversi per 30 …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 08:55 GMT

EFSA provides advice on the safety and nutritional contribution of wild and farmed fish

Overall, nutritional guidelines concerning fish consumption will not lead to intakes of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs which cause safety concern, with the exception of fatty fish caught from the Baltic sea (e.g. herring and salmon) where the available data …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 08:55 GMT

European public health agencies evaluate antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus

Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA’s Panel on Biological Hazards and ECDC concluded that food-producing animals such as pigs, veal calves and broiler chickens often carry without symptoms a specific strain of MRSA called CC398. However, …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 03:53 GMT

EFSA evaluates ochratoxin A in food and derives a Tolerable Weekly Intake

At the request of the European Commission, EFSA has reviewed the previous opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food (SCF, 1998)[1] on OTA in the light of more recent toxicological studies and exposure data. Specific attention has also been given to …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 03:53 GMT

EFSA Management Board supports public consultation launch of communications strategy for 2010-2013

The board, meeting in Toledo, Spain, also backed EFSA’s preliminary draft Management Plan for 2011 and its preliminary draft budget for 2011 of €79.3 million. Highlights of EFSA’s scientific activities in 2009 included its first annual report on pesticide …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 03:53 GMT

Address to the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Brussels

Mr Chairman, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, Introduction I am very grateful for the opportunity to address this newly appointed ENVI Committee and to update you on the activities of the European Food Safety Authority. First and foremost I …

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Published on August 21, 2015 - 03:53 GMT

EFSA issues its opinion on the welfare of animals during transport

While the report of the EU Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare “The welfare of animals during transport” adopted 11 March 2002 dealt in particular with horses, pigs, sheep and cattle, the EFSA Report and Opinion concern all other …

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Published on August 20, 2015 - 20:40 GMT

EFSA Management Board launches public consultation

The evaluation, carried out by an independent external evaluator as required by EFSA’s Founding Regulation [1], aims at assessing its achievements, working practices and impact and takes into account the views of the European Commission, the European …

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