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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis (serotype H‐14) st

14-12-2020

Published on: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State Sweden and co‐rapporteur Member State Spain for the pesticide...

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Evaluation of confirmatory data following the Article 12 MRL review and setting of an import tolerance for flutriafol in cucurb

14-12-2020

Published on: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 The applicant Cheminova A/S submitted a request to the competent national authority in the United Kingdom to evaluate the confirmatory data for the active substance flutriafol that were identified in the framework of...

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Outcome of the consultation with Member States and EFSA on the basic substance application for approval of sunflower oil for th

14-12-2020

Published on: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance with respect to the evaluation of applications received by the European Commission concerning basic...

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

14-12-2020

Published on: Fri, 04 Dec 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 quinoxyfen. Although this active...

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Evaluation of public and animal health risks in case of a delayed post‐mortem inspection in ungulates

14-12-2020

Published on: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 The potential effects of a 24 or 72‐h delay in post‐mortem inspection (PMI) of ungulates on public health and monitoring of animal health and welfare was evaluated. The assessment used a survey of meat inspectors,...

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Workshop on Avian Influenza 2020

14-12-2020

Published on: Wed, 02 Dec 2020 Since 2019, EFSA is responsible for collecting, collating, and analysing the avian influenza (AI) surveillance data gathered by Member States (MSs), and for the production of an annual report presenting the results...

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Guidance on date marking and related food information: part 1 (date marking)

14-12-2020

Published on: Wed, 02 Dec 2020 A risk‐based approach was developed to be followed by food business operators (FBO) when deciding on the type of date marking (i.e. ‘best before’ date or ‘use by’ date), setting of shelf‐life (i.e. time)...

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Nutritional safety and suitability of a specific protein hydrolysate derived from whey protein concentrate and used in an infan

14-12-2020

Published on: Sat, 28 Nov 2020 The European Commission asked EFSA to deliver an opinion on the nutritional safety and suitability of a specific protein hydrolysate. It is derived from whey protein concentrate and used in an infant and follow‐on...

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Welfare of cattle during killing for purposes other than slaughter on‐farm killing of cattle

14-12-2020

Published on: Sat, 28 Nov 2020 Cattle of different ages may have to be killed on farm for purposes other than slaughter (the latter being defined as killing for human consumption) either individually or on a large scale, e.g. for economic reasons...

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Livestock Health and Food Chain Risk Assessment

14-12-2020

Published on: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 The EUropean FOod Risk Assessment (EU‐FORA) Fellowship work programme ‘Livestock Health and Food Chain Risk Assessment’, funded by EFSA was proposed by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK. A scientist...

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Identification of risk factors and hotspots of antibiotic resistance along the food chain using next‐generation sequencing

14-12-2020

Published on: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered to be very alarming following an upward trend and thus posing a primary threat to public health. AMR has tremendous adverse effects on humans, farm animals,...

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Risk Assessment of Food Contact Materials

14-12-2020

Published on: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 Food contact materials (FCM) can contain chemicals that could migrate from the material itself to the foodstuff posing health concerns if ingested in non‐safe quantities by the consumer. FCM include containers,...

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