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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

12-07-2020

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)

12-07-2020

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

12-07-2020

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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Opinion on the re‐evaluation of ascorbyl palmitate (E 304i) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and t

12-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 Ascorbyl palmitate (E 304(i)) was re‐evaluated in 2015 by the former EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food (ANS). As a follow‐up to this assessment, the Panel on Food Additives and...

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Setting of import tolerances for abamectin in various crops

11-07-2020

Published on: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Syngenta Crop Protection AG submitted a request to the competent national authority in the Netherlands to set an import tolerance for the...

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Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for fludioxonil in elderberries

11-07-2020

Published on: Thu, 09 Jul 2020 In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Syngenta Agro GmbH submitted a request to the competent national authority in Germany to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) for...

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Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for copper compounds in fresh herbs and edible flowers

11-07-2020

Published on: Thu, 09 Jul 2020 In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant LLG Sachsen‐Anhalt, Dez. Pflanzenschutz submitted a request to the competent national authority in Germany to modify the existing maximum...

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Pest survey card on Spodoptera frugiperda

11-07-2020

Published on: Wed, 08 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...

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Communication inside Risk Assessment and Risk Management (COMRISK): Final report

11-07-2020

Published on: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 A key feature of risk analysis is that risk assessment and risk management should be functionally separated. However, the usefulness of a risk assessment may be limited if the output is not designed to help with risk...

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Guidelines for statistically sound and risk‐based surveys of Phyllosticta citricarpa

11-07-2020

Published on: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 At the request of the European Commission, EFSA prepared these specific guidelines to guide the surveyor through the design of statistically sound and risk‐based surveys for Phyllosticta citricarpa, integrating the...

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Data sources on animal diseases: Country Card of Albania

11-07-2020

Published on: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 Mapping the ‘datasources’ on animal diseases,in each European Union (EU) Member State and, since 2020, in Pre‐accession countries,is one of the activities of EFSA's SIGMA1, 2, 3 project. The aim of this activity...

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

11-07-2020

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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