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Horizon Scan of Synthetic Biology Developments for Microorganisms with application in the Agri‐Food Sector

01-04-2020

Published on: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 The European Commission requested the European Food and Safety Authority for an opinion on genetically modified organisms for agri‐food uses and developed through synthetic biology (SynBio) and their implications...

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Mapping of plant SynBio developments in the agri‐food sector

01-04-2020

Published on: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 The European Commission (EC)requested the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) for an opinion on genetically modified organisms for agri‐food uses and developed through synthetic biology (SynBio) and their...

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Data sources on animal diseases: Country Card of Montenegro

01-04-2020

Published on: Fri, 20 Mar 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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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance kieselgur (diatomaceous earth)

01-04-2020

Published on: Thu, 19 Mar 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 Austria and co‐rapporteur Member State Greece for the...

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Stakeholder workshop “Problem formulation for the environmental risk assessment of gene drive modified insects” (15 May 2019, B

01-04-2020

Published on: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 Recent advances in molecular and synthetic biology are enabling the engineering of gene drives that spread genes of interest through interbreeding populations at a frequency greater than the rate expected by simple...

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Safety assessment of the substance N,N‐bis(2‐hydroxyethyl)stearylamine partially esterified with saturated C16/C18 fatty acids,

01-04-2020

Published on: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of N,N‐bis(2‐hydroxyethyl)stearylamine partially esterified with saturated C16/C18 fatty acids (SABOFOG F1), FCM No...

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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance lavandulyl senecioate

01-04-2020

Published on: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State Italy for the pesticide...

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Plant Health Newsletter: Media Monitoring No. 36

01-04-2020

Published on: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 No abstract available. © European Food Safety Authority, 2015 Plant Health Newsletter: Media Monitoring No. 36

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Safety assessment of the process Ltd. PolyER, based on Starlinger deCON technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food

01-04-2020

Published on: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Ltd. PolyER (EU register number RECYC175), which uses the Starlinger deCON technology. The input...

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Assessment of genetically modified maize MON 88017 for renewal authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (application EF

01-04-2020

Published on: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 Following the submission of application EFSA‐GMO‐RX‐014 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 from Monsanto Company the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the European Food Safety Authority was asked to...

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Re‐evaluation of acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, mono‐ and diacetyltartaric acid, mixed acetic and tartar

01-04-2020

Published on: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) provided a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, mono‐ and diacetyltartaric acids, mixed acetic and...

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Re‐evaluation of stearyl tartrate (E 483) as a food additive

01-04-2020

Published on: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) provided a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of stearyl tartrate (E 483) as a food additive. The previously evaluated toxicological studies were not...

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