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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AH2

14-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 07 Jul 2020 The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State the Netherlands for the pesticide active substance Bacillus...

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Pest categorisation of Helicoverpa zea

14-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 07 Jul 2020 The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (American cotton bollworm, corn earworm) for the EU. H. zea is a polyphagous species that feeds on over 100...

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Pest categorisation of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus

14-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 07 Jul 2020 Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation on tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV). ToLCNDV is a well‐defined bipartite Begomovirus species,...

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Pest survey card on Geosmithia morbida and its vector Pityophthorus juglandis

14-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 07 Jul 2020 This pest survey card was prepared in the context of the EFSA mandate on plant pest surveillance (M‐2017‐0137) at the request of the European Commission. Its purpose is to guide the Member States in preparing data...

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Determination and Metrics for Emerging Risks Identification DEMETER: Final Report

14-07-2020

Published on: Mon, 06 Jul 2020 Identification of emerging risks in the food chain is essential if EFSA is to anticipate future needs in risk assessment, in relation to both data and methodology. The objectives and research proposed in the DEMETER...

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Reproduction and Extension of EFSA Operator Exposure Calculator

14-07-2020

Published on: Mon, 06 Jul 2020 In specific contract No 13 issued under the framework agreement OC/EFSA/AMU/2015/02, EFSA requested Open Analytics to implement a web application for operator exposure calculation. The software is developed in R and...

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Assessment of the outcomes of the project “Risk Assessment of Genetically Engineered Organisms in the EU and Switzerland” (RAGE

14-07-2020

Published on: Mon, 06 Jul 2020 The Risk “Assessment of genetically engineered organisms in the EU and Switzerland” (RAGES) project (2016‐2019) evaluated the risk assessment of genetically modified plants (GMPs) as performed by the European...

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Pest categorisation of the Andean Potato Weevil (APW) complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

14-07-2020

Published on: Fri, 03 Jul 2020 The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the species within the Andean Potato Weevil (APW) complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for the EU. The complex consists of 14 species, 12 belong to the...

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Update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 12: suitability

14-07-2020

Published on: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) was developed to provide a generic safety evaluation for biological agents to support EFSA's Scientific Panels. It is based on an assessment of the taxonomic identity, the...

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Guidance for reporting 2020 surveillance data on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE)

14-07-2020

Published on: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 Thisguidanceis specifically aimed at guiding the reporting of information to EFSA under the framework of Regulation(EC) No 999/2001. The technical aspects for the reporting of surveillance data on Bovine Spongiform...

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Review of the existing maximum residue levels for amisulbrom according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

14-07-2020

Published on: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, EFSA has reviewed the maximum residue levels (MRLs) currently established at European level for the pesticide active substance amisulbrom. To assess the...

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Safety and efficacy of vermiculite as a feed additive for pigs, poultry, bovines, sheep, goats, rabbits and horses

14-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on vermiculite as a feed additive for pigs,...

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