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Re‐evaluation of metatartaric acid (E 353) as a food additive

27-03-2020

Published on: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) provided a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of metatartaric acid (E 353) when used as a food additive. Metatartaric acid (E 353) had been previously...

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Safety assessment of the process STF, based on EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact mate

27-03-2020

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 STF (EU register number RECYC177) which uses the EREMA Basic technology. The input material is...

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Safety assessment of the process Buergofol, based on EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contac

27-03-2020

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 Buergofol (EU register number RECYC179) which uses the EREMA Basic technology. The input...

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Pest categorisation of Liriomyza sativae

27-03-2020

Published on: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) for the EU. L. sativae (the cabbage or vegetable leaf miner; EPPO code: LIRISA) is a polyphagous pest native...

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Data sources on animal diseases: Country Card of Montenegro

26-03-2020

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

26-03-2020

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

26-03-2020

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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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance kieselgur (diatomaceous earth)

26-03-2020

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

26-03-2020

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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Plant Health Newsletter: Media Monitoring No. 36

26-03-2020

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

26-03-2020

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

26-03-2020

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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