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Applicability of the EFSA Opinion on site‐directed nucleases type 3 for the safety assessment of plants developed using site‐di

30-11-2020

Published on: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) to assess whether section 4 (hazard identification) and the conclusions of EFSA's Scientific opinion on the risk assessment of...

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Avian influenza overview – update on 19 November 2020, EU/EEA and the UK

30-11-2020

Published on: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 Since 16 October 2020, outbreaks ofhighly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruseshavebeen reported inseveral EU/EEAcountries –Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Swedenas well asin the...

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Outcome of the public consultation on the draft Scientific Opinion on the applicability of the EFSA Opinion on site‐directed nu

30-11-2020

Published on: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from interested parties on the applicability of the EFSA Opinion on site‐directed nucleases type 3 for the safety...

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Plant Health Newsletter: Scientific Literature Monitoring No. 22

30-11-2020

Published on: Sat, 21 Nov 2020 No abstract available. © European Food Safety Authority, 2015 Plant Health Newsletter: Scientific Literature Monitoring No. 22

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Livestock Health and Food Chain Risk Assessment

29-11-2020

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...

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

29-11-2020

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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Risk Assessment of Food Contact Materials

29-11-2020

Published on: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 Food contact materials (FCM) can contain chemicals that could migrate from the material itself to the foodstuff posing health concerns if ingested in non‐safe quantities by the consumer. FCM include containers,...

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Risk assessment and toxicological research on micro‐ and nanoplastics after oral exposure via food products

29-11-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 Plastics are used ubiquitously and have become part of our everyday life. The global production of plastics is rising, which in consequence is leading to increasing amounts of plastics being released into the...

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Integration of tools and social science into food safety risk assessments

29-11-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 The European Food Risk Assessment (EU‐FORA) Fellowship work programme ‘Integration of tools and social science into food safety risk assessments’ was proposed and delivered by the Food Standards Agency (FSA),...

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Foreword

29-11-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 No abstract available. © European Food Safety Authority, 2015 Foreword

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Risk assessment related to food additives and food processing‐derived chemical contaminants exposure for the Portuguese populat

29-11-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 The European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme (EU‐FORA) is an initiative by EFSA, aimed at building scientific capacity in food safety risk assessment in the EU. Current paper reports on the activities of...

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Risk assessment regarding the use of Annona muricata in food supplements

29-11-2020

Published on: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 The current risk assessment was performed in the context of the European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme (EU‐FORA) supported by EFSA and was intended to evaluate possible health risks associated with the...

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