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Pest survey card on Pseudomonas syringae pv.actinidiae

10-12-2020

Published on: Wed, 09 Dec 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 data...

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Hungarian national food consumption survey on toddlers and other children

10-12-2020

Published on: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 The Hungarian national food consumption survey on toddlers and children was conducted between 2018‐2020 according to the EFSA EU MENU methodology. Valid data was collected from a total of 1072 participants (overall...

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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme dextranase from Collariella gracilis strain ATCC‐16153

10-12-2020

Published on: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 The food enzyme dextranase (6‐α‐d‐glucan 6‐glucanohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.11) is produced with the non‐genetically modified Collariella gracilis strain ATCC‐16153 by Mitsubishi‐Kagaku Foods Corporation. The...

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Improving models of wild boar hunting yield distribution: new insights for predictions at fine spatial resolution

10-12-2020

Published on: Tue, 08 Dec 2020 ENETWILD consortium has developed methodologies for modelling wild boar abundance distribution based on hunting yield (HY) data. Although the methodologies reached an acceptable reliability, when models were...

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

10-12-2020

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

10-12-2020

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

10-12-2020

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

10-12-2020

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

10-12-2020

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

10-12-2020

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)

10-12-2020

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

10-12-2020

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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