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Statement on the safety and efficacy of Shellac for all animal species

20-04-2020

Published on: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 The additive Shellac is intended to be used as a technological additive (functional group: stabiliser) for all animal species. The Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) assessed...

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Assessment of new information on Bisphenol S (BPS) submitted in response to the Decision 1 under REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/

20-04-2020

Published on: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 Bisphenol S (BPS) is currently authorised under Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 to be used as a monomer in plastic food contact materials (FCM)with a Specific Migration Limit (SML) of 0.05 mg/kg food.The European...

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Data sources on animal diseases: Country Card of Kosovo

20-04-2020

Published on: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 Mappingthe ‘data sources’ on animal diseases,in each European Union (EU) Member State and, since 2020, in Pre‐accession countries,is one of the activities of EFSA’s SIGMA 1, 2, 3 project. The aim of this...

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Rift Valley Fever: risk of persistence, spread and impact in Mayotte (France)

20-04-2020

Published on: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector‐borne disease transmitted by different mosquito species, especially Aedes and Culex genus, to animals and humans. In November 2018, RVF re‐emerged in Mayotte (France) after 11...

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

20-04-2020

Published on: Tue, 14 Apr 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 fluopyram. To assess the...

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Analysis of wild boar‐domestic pig interface in Europe: preliminary analysis

20-04-2020

Published on: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 The ENETWILD consortium (www.enetwild.com) aims at defining the spatial interface between wild boar and domestic pigs in Europe, which is essential to evaluate the risk for ASF spread between wild and domestic. This...

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Data sources on animal diseases: Country Card of Turkey

20-04-2020

Published on: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 Mapping the ‘data sources’ on animal diseases, in each European Union (EU) Member State and, since 2020, in Pre‐accession countries, is one of the activities of EFSA's SIGMA 1, 2, 3 project. The aim of this...

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Outcome of the pesticides peer review meeting on general recurring issues in mammalian toxicology

20-04-2020

Published on: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 The technical report reflects the outcome of the discussion during the mammalian toxicology experts’ meeting on general recurring issues,which took place in Parma in October 2019. The issues discussed and identified...

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The 2018 European Union report on pesticide residues in food

20-04-2020

Published on: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 Under EU legislation (Article 32, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005), EFSA provides an annual report which analyses pesticide residue levels in foods on the European market. The analysis is based on data from the official...

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National summary reports on pesticide residue analysis performed in 2018

20-04-2020

Published on: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 In accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005, European Union (EU) Member States have to communicate to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) the results of their official controls on pesticide...

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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance beta‐cyfluthrin

20-04-2020

Published on: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 The conclusions of the EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, Germany, and co‐rapporteur Member State, Hungary, for...

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Avian influenza overview November 2019 – February 2020

20-04-2020

Published on: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 Between 16 November 2019 and 15 February 2020, 36 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N8) virus outbreakswere reported in Europe in poultry (n=34), captive birds (n=1) and wild birds (n=2), in Poland,...

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