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Risk assessment related to food additives and food processing‐derived chemical contaminants exposure for the Portuguese populat

09-12-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 The European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme (EU‐FORA) is an initiative by EFSA, aimed at building scientific capacity in food safety risk assessment in the EU. Current paper reports on the activities of...

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Risk assessment regarding the use of Annona muricata in food supplements

09-12-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 The current risk assessment was performed in the context of the European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme (EU‐FORA) supported by EFSA and was intended to evaluate possible health risks associated with the...

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Modelling and magnitude estimation of cross‐contamination in the kitchen for quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA

09-12-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 In the kitchen of the consumer, two main transmission routes are relevant for quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA): the cross‐contamination route, where a pathogen on a food product may evade heating...

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Study of the different evaluation areas in the pesticide risk assessment process

09-12-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 Approval of active substances and authorisation of plant protection products in the EU is made based on a strict risk assessment of the agronomic use of the plant protection products. Regulation 1107/2009 regulates...

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

08-12-2020

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

08-12-2020

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

08-12-2020

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

08-12-2020

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

08-12-2020

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)

08-12-2020

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

08-12-2020

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

08-12-2020

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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