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

15-03-2020

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

15-03-2020

Published on: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) provided a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of 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

15-03-2020

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

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

15-03-2020

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 RE‐PET (EU register number RECYC178) which uses the EREMA Basic technology. The input material...

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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme triacylglycerol lipase from the genetically modified Ogataea polymorpha strain DP‐Jzk33

15-03-2020

Published on: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 The food enzyme triacylglycerol lipase (triacylglycerol acylhydrolase EC 3.1.1.3) is produced with the genetically modified Ogataea polymorpha strain DP‐Jzk33 by Danisco US Inc. The genetic modifications do not give...

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Re‐evaluation of l(+)‐tartaric acid (E 334), sodium tartrates (E 335), potassium tartrates (E 336), potassium sodium tartrate (

15-03-2020

Published on: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) provides a scientific opinion on tartaric acid‐tartrates (E 334‐337, 354) when used as food additives. The Scientific Committee for Food (SCF) in 1990...

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Pest categorisation of Liriomyza bryoniae

15-03-2020

Published on: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Liriomyza bryoniae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) for the EU. L. bryoniae (the tomato leaf miner; EPPO code: LIRIBO) is a polyphagous Palaearctic species which...

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Outcome of a public consultation on the draft risk assessment of aflatoxins in food

15-03-2020

Published on: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from interested parties on the draft risk assessment of aflatoxins in food. This draft scientific opinion was prepared by...

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Pest categorisation of Liriomyza sativae

15-03-2020

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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Risk assessment of aflatoxins in food

15-03-2020

Published on: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the risks to public health related to the presence of aflatoxins in food. The risk assessment was confined to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), AFB2, AFG1, AFG2 and AFM1. More than...

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Outcome of a public consultation on the draft risk assessment of chlorinated paraffins in feed and food

15-03-2020

Published on: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from interested parties on the draft scientific opinion on the risk assessment of chlorinated paraffins in feed and food....

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Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR Panel) on the genotoxic potenti

15-03-2020

Published on: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 The Panel received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the genotoxic potential of triazine amine based on available information submitted by the applicants. Available information includes experimental...

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