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Integration of computational tools, data analysis and social science into food safety risk assessment

06-12-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 The EU‐FORA Fellowship Programme ‘Integration of tools and social science into food safety risk assessments’ was proposed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the government department responsible for food safety...

Risk assessment of phthalates based on aggregated exposure from foods and personal care products and comparison with biomonitor

06-12-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 Phthalates are a group of diesters of phthalic acid and have been widely used by the industry as plasticisers giving flexibility and durability to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics. Commonly their uses vary from...

Review of Potentially Toxic Rare Earth Elements, Thallium and Tellurium in Plant‐based Foods

06-12-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 In the last decades, there is an increasing inclusion of various trace metals and metalloids such as thallium, tellurium and rare earth elements (REEs; lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium) in the composition and...

Training in tools to develop Quantitative Risk Assessment using Spanish ready‐to‐eat food examples

06-12-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 Unsafe food poses global health threats, potentially endangering consumers. The great majority of people will experience a food‐borne disease at some point in their lives. Ready‐to‐eat (RTE) food is the one...

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

05-12-2020

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...

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

05-12-2020

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,...

Workshop on Avian Influenza 2020

05-12-2020

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...

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

05-12-2020

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)...

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

05-12-2020

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...

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

05-12-2020

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...

Livestock Health and Food Chain Risk Assessment

05-12-2020

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...

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

05-12-2020

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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Integration of computational tools, data analysis and social science into food safety risk assessment

Risk assessment of phthalates based on aggregated exposure from foods and personal care products and comparison with biomonitor

Review of Potentially Toxic Rare Earth Elements, Thallium and Tellurium in Plant‐based Foods

Training in tools to develop Quantitative Risk Assessment using Spanish ready‐to‐eat food examples

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

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

Workshop on Avian Influenza 2020

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

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

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

Livestock Health and Food Chain Risk Assessment

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

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