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Reproduction and Extension of EFSA Operator Exposure Calculator

10-07-2020

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

10-07-2020

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)

10-07-2020

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

10-07-2020

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)

10-07-2020

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

10-07-2020

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 for the environment of sorbitan monolaurate as a feed additive for all animal species

10-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 The additive sorbitan monolaurate consists of sorbitol (and its anhydrides) esterified with fatty acids derived from coconut oil. It is currently authorised in the European Union and it is intended to be used as a...

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Safety of the extension of use of plant sterol esters as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283

10-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the safety of an extension of use of the novel food ‘plant...

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

09-07-2020

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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Data sources on animal diseases: Country Card of Albania

09-07-2020

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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Pest categorisation of Helicoverpa zea

09-07-2020

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

09-07-2020

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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