Announcing the award on 12 October, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said it had been made in recognition of the stabilising role the EU has played in transforming Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace. The EU’s most important achievement has …
EFSA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published the draft conclusions and recommendations of their joint workshop on the Threshold of Toxicological Concern approach. The report is now open for public consultation until 29 March. The aim of the …
The inventory was compiled by EFSA’s task force on bees, which was set up as part of the Authority’s response to growing concerns about the worldwide decline in bee numbers. The inventory identified a total of 355 scientific outputs related to bees that …
EFSA has been providing scientific advice to the European Commission on the outbreak of X. fastidiosa in Apulia, southern Italy. What are the main findings, and what happens next? Find out by reading our frequently asked questions.
Among the pests studied by the Panel was Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), the cause of one of the most dangerous banana plant diseases. Of the virus diseases affecting bananas worldwide, BBTV is by far the most serious and can have a devastating effect on …
EFSA’s role with respect to the European legislative framework for GMOs is limited to carrying out scientific risk assessment and providing scientific advice on GMOs. EFSA invited the national experts to discuss concerns raised by some of the Member States …
The report's results are included in the 2008 European Commission annual report on the implementation of national residue monitoring plans in the EU Member States. EFSA's technical report, which also covers other substances such as contaminants, …
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Speaking Notes Dear Mr Sorensen, Distinguished guests, I would like to thank Robert Madelin and his team for enabling me to address you today on the issue of trust in science and science based policy. EFSA was created following …
It is generally assumed for substances considered to be both genotoxic (i.e. which can harm DNA, the genetic material of cells) and carcinogenic, that there is no dose without a potential effect. In theory, there will therefore always be a risk associated …
EFSA is following the recent human cases of swine influenza notified to WHO by the United States and Mexico. EFSA is in close contact with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Commission and is ready to provide any …
At the request of the European Commission, the AFC Panel has provided a scientific opinion on the safety and bioavailability[4] of six vanadium-containing compounds[5]. The AFC Panel concluded that the non-vanadium constituents of these sources of vanadium …
For Europeans, food and eating are associated first and foremost with taste and pleasure. When consumers are asked what comes to mind in thinking about food only 1 out of 5 mentions health; furthermore, concerns regarding possible risks or disease are …
Applying statistical analysis to the toxicological data which is currently available, EFSA’s expert Panel on contaminants in the food chain (CONTAM Panel) set a new TDI of 0.2 milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight. This is in line with the TDI set by the …
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Speaking Notes Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Gandalovič, ladies and gentlemen, Introduction It gives me great pleasure to here with you today in Prague and to address such a wide range of interested parties in the food chain. I …
By the end of January, 22 EFSA staff will already be based in Parma. The remainder of EFSA staff currently based in Brusselswill relocate progressively over the coming months in order to ensure the continuity of its scientific activities. New recruits will …
Klaus-Dieter Jany, the Chair of the CEF Panel, said: “With regard to Unismoke and Zesti Smoke Code 10, the Panel concluded that there were insufficient margins of safety between estimated exposure to the two flavouring products and intake levels above …
EFSA is pro-actively working to keep at the forefront of risk assessment methodologies and approaches to GMOs and is working with Member States to draw on the best scientific minds in Europe on these issues. Scientists from the European food safety …
