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Climate change as a driver of emerging risks for food and feed safety, plant, animal health and nutritional quality

06-07-2020

Published on: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 Climate change constitutes a relevant driver of emerging risks. While a broad range of forward‐looking studies and reports examine the impact of climate change on food security, future challenges for food and feed...

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Safety and efficacy of TechnoSpore® (Bacillus coagulans DSM 32016) for piglets, other growing Suidae, chickens for fattening, o

06-07-2020

Published on: Thu, 25 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 the safety and efficacy of TechnoSpore®...

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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance 24‐epibrassinolide

06-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State, Austria, for the pesticide...

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Setting of import tolerances for flonicamid in various crops and products of animal origin

06-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant ISK Biosciences Europe N.V. submitted a request to the competent national authority in Finland to set an import tolerance for the active...

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

05-07-2020

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

05-07-2020

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

05-07-2020

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

05-07-2020

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

05-07-2020

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

05-07-2020

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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Avian influenza overview February – May 2020

05-07-2020

Published on: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 Between 16 February and 15 May 2020, 290highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus outbreakswere reported in Europe in poultry (n=287), captive birds (n=2) and wild birds (n=1)in Bulgaria,...

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

05-07-2020

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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