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EFSA Press Releases

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Published on August 12, 2015 - 05:02 GMT

EFSA’s scientific output moves up a gear - 5 years of commitment to ensuring Europe’s food is safe -

2007 also marked 5 years of EFSA as Europe’s food safety risk assessment body, providing the scientific benchmark on which European Union (EU) risk managers based many of their decisions to protect consumers in the EU. During 2007, EFSA’s strategy of …

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Published on August 12, 2015 - 05:02 GMT

EFSA statement on EFSA’s risk assessment of smoke flavouring Primary Product FF-B

One of the smoke flavourings being assessed, named Primary Product FF-B, raised concern. The AFC Panel[1] concluded that Primary Product FF-B can be regarded as weakly genotoxic in vivo ( i.e. animal testing has shown that it can damage DNA, the genetic …

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Published on August 12, 2015 - 05:02 GMT

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

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle It is with great pleasure that I am here today to address the Environment Committee and I welcome this opportunity to be able to speak with you and thank you for finding time in your busy agenda. With this valuable opportunity, …

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Published on August 12, 2015 - 05:02 GMT

EFSA launches public consultation on post-market environmental monitoring of GM Plants

At present, PMEM is carried out by applicants for GM plant authorisations under the terms of Directive 2001/18/EC** on the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment and an existing European Commission guidance note*** to …

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Published on August 12, 2015 - 05:02 GMT

EFSA invites leading scientists to sign up to its new expert database

EFSA is inviting scientific experts to sign up to its new expert database , which will be used to assist its Scientific Committee and Panels in their risk assessment activities. This open invitation to scientific experts is being made within the context …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

Update on flavouring evaluations

Flavourings are divided into 48 chemical groups and EFSA is evaluating each group separately, focusing on the implications of individual flavourings for human health. Since EFSA’s update in January, the former AFC[1] Panel looked at a further 15 flavouring …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

EFSA reaffirms its risk assessment of genetically modified maize MON 863

EFSA undertook a series of actions to give a considered response to the European Commission on this issue: Member States (MS) were asked to provide any analyses and comments that may contribute to consideration of this issue. EFSA set up a Task Force of …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

EFSA and European national food safety authorities plan action for increased collaboration

The Forum has agreed today its approach to cooperation and networking with European Union (EU) Member States. Projects will be started by the Forum in order to: increase the exchange of scientific data and information and build European databases share …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

EFSA invites NGOs to meeting on latest GMO scientific topics

The meeting, to be held in Parma on 2 October, will provide an opportunity to update NGOs on EFSA’s activities in the area of GMOs and to hold an exchange of views between EFSA scientists, including members of its GMO Panel, and representatives from NGOs …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

First board meeting of new food authority to be held next week

The Management Board will be the first of the Authority’s four main operational elements, and its establishment will be closely followed by the next main component, which is the appointment of the Executive Director. He/she should be in post early in 2003, …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

EFSA further clarifies status of risk assessement concerning MON 863 and hybrid MON 863 X MON 810

There is apparently some confusion concerning the risk assessment carried out on another GM maize, the hybrid GM maize MON 863 X MON 810, which was also addressed in the opinions of 2 April 2004 concerning MON 863. With respect to MON 863 X MON 810, the …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

EFSA adopts final scientific opinion on animal cloning

Prof. Vittorio Silano, chair of EFSA’s Scientific Committee[2], said: “It is clear there are significant animal health and welfare issues for surrogate mothers and clones that can be more frequent and severe than for conventionally bred animals. For cattle …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

EFSA provides update on avian influenza and food safety

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) advises that there is no epidemiological information available to date suggesting that avian influenza (AI) - an infectious disease primarily affecting birds - can be transmitted to humans via food. Nevertheless, …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

GM plants used for non-food or non-feed purposes – EFSA specifies requirements for safety assessment

GM plants developed for non-food or non-feed purposes are plants which may be used for a wide range of applications such as the production of: industrial enzymes; raw materials for bio-fuels, paper and starch; medicinal products (such as vaccines and …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

EFSA opinion on two environmental pollutants (PFOS and PFOA) present in food

PFOS and PFOA, two man-made chemicals, are increasingly being found in the food chain owing to environmental pollution from industrial practices. These substances have been widely used in industrial and consumer applications, including stain- and water- …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

EFSA undertakes risk assessment on ITX

ITX (Isopropylthioxanthone), a substance utilised in printing inks for certain packaging materials has been recently found in foods including infant formula. On the basis of the very limited data available today, the presence of ITX in food could be …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 14:40 GMT

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

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Thank you Mr Florenz. Dear Honourable Members, Thank you for finding space in your busy timetable to allow me to address the Committee today on the future development of the European Food Safety Authority and to seek your views …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 12:50 GMT

Re-evaluation of genetically modified maize MON810: EFSA to invite stakeholders to meeting in September for scientific discussion ...

EFSA is neither for nor against GM technology and its role is solely to provide an independent assessment of the safety of each GMO based on the most rigorous risk assessment standards and methodology – all according to European Union and internationally …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 12:50 GMT

EFSA publishes advice on the consumption of young sheep and goats - coming from TSE affected flocks

Classical scrapie, which is the most common form of TSE among sheep and goats, is present in 0.1% of the general sheep population. In scrapie affected flocks, it is estimated that scrapie is present in between 3% and 41% of the animals. Animals infected …

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Published on August 11, 2015 - 12:49 GMT

EFSA gives advice on citrus pests in French overseas departments

In addition, the Panel is developing a guidance document on the evaluation of pest risk assessments. Based on a review of the information provided by the French authorities and on additional scientific data, the Panel recommended that five of the citrus …

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