Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Ladies and gentlemen, Introduction It gives me great pleasure to open this important meeting and I would like to begin by welcoming you all to EFSA and to Parma. We have organised this meeting as part of our ongoing programme …
Objectives, sampling frame, diagnostic testing methods, as well as data collection, evaluation, reporting and timelines of the baseline survey are all specified in Commission Decisions 2006/668/EC[2] and 2007/219/EC[3] concerning a baseline survey on the …
Since EFSA’s foundation, much has changed in food and feed safety. The Summit provided an opportunity for key decision makers and actors in the EU food safety system, to reflect on experience gained over the past five years and to consider a number of …
EFSA’s advice is based on its expert knowledge of the latest scientific methodologies and approaches in pesticides risk assessment. This will assist the European Commission in revising requirements based on Directive 91/414/EEC on the placing of plant …
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Introduction It gives me great pleasure to address this meeting of the Asia Pacific Weeks business and science programme and I would like to thank the organisers for their kind …
Directive 2000/13/EC on food labelling requires the mandatory labelling of ingredients present in foodstuffs, including all known allergens, in order to provide consumers with better information and to protect the health of those suffering from food …
EFSA was asked by the European Commission for scientific opinions on the safety and bioavailability of these nutrient sources prior to any approval of their continued use for nutritional purposes in food supplements. EFSA has been unable to complete …
The assessment focuses on the hypothesis that the outbreak originates from sprouts. As it is impossible to test all foods for all types of contaminants, it is crucial that the hypothesis that is generated at the start of the investigation process allows …
The re-evaluation of BPA focused on effects on reproduction and the endocrine (hormonal) system, about which there has been much scientific debate. Having considered both the pre-2002 and new studies available, the Panel concluded that the no-observed- …
Following information from food business operators on table grapes containing residues of the pesticide chlormequat, the European Commission has requested urgent scientific advice from EFSA on possible risks for public health[1]. The use of the pesticide …
Riitta Maijala, EFSA’s Director of Risk Assessment, said: “Although the migration of 4-methylbenzophenone from packaging into foods is not desirable, only in the highest exposure scenario considered[2] – regular consumption of products contaminated at the …
The Panel noted that in line with another previous opinion on fishmeal there is only a remote risk of fish themselves contracting BSE through potentially BSE blood-contaminated feed. However, the Panel said that a human or animal health risk may arise if …
During the meeting, participants discussed the evaluation of data presented in the applications and the risk assessment of herbicide tolerant and insect resistant GM crops. Member States also shared individual risk assessment experiences from specific GMO …
EFSA’s Scientific Committee recommends a three-step approach consisting of: an initial assessment which considers whether a risk-benefit assessment is actually needed or, alternatively, if the health risk clearly outweighs the health benefit (or vice versa …
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Dear Minister, Member of EFSA’s Management Board (Konstantinos), President of EFET (Antonis), Chair of EFSA’s Stakeholder Platform (Andreas), distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Introduction On behalf of EFSA I would …
In 2003 EFSA was requested by the European Commission (EC) to re-assess the Geographical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk (GBR) for 13 countries: Australia, Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Namibia, Norway, Mexico, Panama, …
“I am grateful to Undersecretary of State Letta for the agenda of this meeting which lists the most important issues for EFSA’s establishment in Parma,” Geslain-Lanéelle said. The meeting, which was an opportunity to take stock of developments so far, …
An ad-hoc working group of the AFC Panel has been set up involving statisticians and experts in the field of child behaviour since these key areas were identified as crucial for the evaluation. Toxicologists and a specialist in allergy from EFSA’s AFC and …
Aflatoxins occur naturally in foods such as nuts, figs and other dried fruits, spices and crude vegetable oils. They are produced by moulds that grow on plants before harvest or on the foods during storage. They are undesirable because they have been shown …
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