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Monitoring and tackling genetic selection in the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida

17-06-2020

Published on: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 Management of plant pests is probably the most serious challenge in sustainable food production and the maintenance of food security. Due to the strict regulation of or ban on major categories of pesticide, the potato...

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Pest survey card on Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii

17-06-2020

Published on: Fri, 12 Jun 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 assist the Member States in preparing...

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Safety and efficacy of turmeric extract, turmeric oil, turmeric oleoresin and turmeric tincture from Curcuma longa L. rhizome w

17-06-2020

Published on: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA 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 turmeric...

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Scientific opinion on the safety of selenite triglycerides as a source of selenium added for nutritional purposes to food suppl

17-06-2020

Published on: Thu, 11 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 selenite triglycerides as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation...

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Safety of l‐tryptophan produced using Escherichia coli CGMCC 11674 for all animal species

17-06-2020

Published on: Wed, 10 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 l‐tryptophan produced by fermentation...

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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 91, Revision 3 (FGE.91Rev3): consideration of aliphatic, aromatic and α,β‐uns

17-06-2020

Published on: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings was requested to evaluate 49 flavouring substances assigned to the Flavouring Group Evaluation 91 (FGE.91), using the Procedure as outlined in the Commission Regulation...

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Review and priority setting for substances that are listed without a specific migration limit in Table 1 of Annex 1 of Regulati

17-06-2020

Published on: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) was requested by the European Commission to review the substances for which a Specific Migration Limit (SML) is not assigned in Regulation...

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Re‐evaluation of sodium aluminium silicate (E 554) and potassium aluminium silicate (E 555) as food additives

17-06-2020

Published on: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) provided a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of Sodium aluminium silicate (E 554) and potassium aluminium silicate (E 555) as food additives. The...

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Safety and efficacy of DSP® (Na2EDTA, tannin‐rich extract of Castanea sativa, thyme oil and origanum oil) for pigs for fattenin

17-06-2020

Published on: Wed, 10 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 for the environment and efficacy...

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Reasoned opinion on the setting of temporary maximum residue levels for chlorpropham in potatoes

17-06-2020

Published on: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 EFSA received from the European Commission a mandate to deliver a reasoned opinion according to Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on the safety of a proposed temporary maximum residue level (tMRL) for...

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Pest survey card on Phyllosticta citricarpa

17-06-2020

Published on: Tue, 09 Jun 2020 The European Commission requested EFSA (M‐2017‐0137) to assist the Member States to plan annual survey activities of quarantine organisms using a statistically sound and risk‐based pest survey approach, in line...

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Scientific report of EFSA on the ‘repair action’ of the FOCUS surface water scenarios

17-06-2020

Published on: Mon, 08 Jun 2020 The European Commission asked EFSA to undertake a ‘repair action’ of the FOCUS surface water report after the EFSA Pesticide Steering Network had been consulted. The main request was to introduce into all FOCUS...

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