EFSA Press Releases

Connecting with Self-Care: the Future of Self-Medication in the New Europe, Dubrovnik

  Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Mr. Chairman, Vice-President of the European Parliament, dear Mrs. Roth-Behrendt, dear Dagmar, ladies and gentlemen, Introduction It gives me great pleasure to address this meeting of the Association and I would like to thank …

EFSA identifies risk factors for Salmonella infections in turkey flocks in the EU

The report, entitled “Part B - Factors related to Salmonella prevalence in turkey flocks”, highlights how in the case of turkeys reared for human consumption, the so-called fattening turkeys, farms with a greater number of birds are at higher risk of …

EFSA Board focuses on policy on transparency

The Board of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) also agreed to create a new Panel to take on some of the tasks of the scientific Panel specialising in food additives and food contact materials (AFC Panel [1]) so that EFSA can achieve a greater …

EFSA and Member States to work closely in sharing knowledge on Bluetongue

EFSA has asked Member States to provide any information they have on the disease and to share national risk assessments, in particular those countries which have been affected by the disease. EFSA will collect and co-ordinate this information and develop a …

EFSA reports aim to harmonise monitoring of two food-borne zoonoses

The technical specifications contained in the reports describe how data should be collected and include a risk-based sampling strategy specifying details on the frequency and methods of sampling and laboratory analysis. This will allow Member States to …

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle meets the EU Permanent Representatives Committee - Brussels 13 June 2007

Geoffrey Podger: 'An operational European Food Safety Authority taking up residence in Parma', Press Conference organised by the ...

Geoffrey Podger I am extremely happy to be here today and I would like to thank the Province of Parma for this invitation. I would also like to thank the local authorities for organising this meeting in the presence of Commissioner Byrne as this gives me …

Register for the open PPR and BIOHAZ Plenary meetings

Registration for those interested in attending as Observers the Plenary meeting of the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR), and/or the Plenary meeting of the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) will close on 5 November 2013 and 19 …

Speech of Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, Nominée to be the Executive Director of EFSA, Brussels

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle   Mister Chairman, Members of the European Parliament, I am very happy and honoured to be here today as a nominee to be the executive director of EFSA. I've divided my presentation into two parts. Firstly, I will introduce …

EFSA provides an update on “Schmallenberg” virus in EU

EFSA has published this report as part of the on-going request from the European Commission to regularly monitor and analyse the latest data available on SBV. The most recent data show that SBV has continued to circulate within Europe with newly affected …

‘Europe needs a stronger EFSA and a stronger risk assessment community’

“We have heard many different voices at this meeting and it is important that we continue to improve that dialogue. Most importantly, today we are agreed that we need a stronger EFSA and a stronger risk assessment community in Europe,” Catherine Geslain- …

Scientific update on TSE risks of feeding ruminants with fishmeal

EFSA’s Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) studied the experimental data on the possibility of fish harbouring TSE infectivity, either as a result of being deliberately fed meat and bone meal or through intra-species recycling in the practice …

‘What’s new on Novel Foods’ - EFSA's 13th Scientific Colloquium

The colloquium was attended by around 100 international experts in safety assessment and regulatory affairs, food manufacturers and others involved in novel foods, coming from 24 countries, including the United States, Peru and New Zealand. Discussions on …

IFAH-Europe 2012 Conference: Healthy Animals for a Safe, Secure and Sustainable Food Supply - Food Safety in Europe: Ten Years of ...

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Brussels Speaking Notes Dear Chair, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Introduction To begin with I would like to thank IFAH-Europe and Declan O’Brien in particular for the kind invitation to address your 2012 conference …

EFSA takes forward work on cumulative effects of pesticides

EFSA’s Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) concluded that it would be necessary to reach international consensus on which groups of pesticides could be looked at together through a cumulative risk assessment approach. The Panel …

Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority nominated

Mr Podger is at present, the Chief Executive of the UK Food Standards Agency and has been responsible for its establishment and development. The Management Board interviewed candidates on a shortlist which, in line with the Authority’s founding Regulation, …

EFSA response to report of Friends of the Earth Europe regarding risk assessments of the EFSA GMO Panel

The report from Friends of the Earth Europe has been sent to the Chairman of the EFSA Management Board, Stuart Slorach, who has circulated this to other members of the Board. The matter will be discussed publicly at a Board meeting at the earliest possible …

EFSA's Stakeholder Consultative Platform appoints Chair

The setting up of the Platform, agreed by EFSA’s Management Board on 20th June 2005, reaffirms the Authority’s commitment to openness and transparency. Along with the Platform, EFSA will pursue its ongoing dialogue with stakeholder organizations, including …

EFSA recommends Member States carry out analyses on life patterns of bluetongue virus vectors

The Panel said that, although no single mechanism has been found to be responsible for the survival of the bluetongue virus through winter, infected Culicoides midges still remain the most likely way. Although recent data showed that in different …

Avian Influenza: EFSA to provide scientific update on animal health and welfare

Avian influenza is an infectious disease primarily affecting birds. The viruses which cause AI can be divided into two groups based on the severity of the disease they cause. Highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI*) may result in mortality within a flock …