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Pest survey card on Agrilus anxius

08-02-2020

Published on: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 This pest survey card was prepared in the context of the EFSA mandate on plant pest surveillance (M‐2017‐0137) at the request of the European Commission. The purpose of the document is to assist the Member States...

Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 73, Revision 5 (FGE.73Rev5): consideration of alicyclic alcohols, aldehydes,

08-02-2020

Published on: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings was requested to evaluate 24 flavouring substances assigned to the Flavouring Group Evaluation 73 (FGE.73), using the Procedure as outlined in the Commission Regulation...

Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for fludioxonil in certain oilseeds

08-02-2020

Published on: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Syngenta France SAS submitted a request to the competent national authority in France to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) for...

Outcome of the Public Consultation on the existing Guidance on the risk assessment for birds and mammals

08-02-2020

Published on: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 EFSA was tasked by the European Commission to update the Guidance Document on the risk assessment for Birds and Mammals. An open consultation on the existing EFSA Guidance Document was held for identifying areas which...

Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to eggs, fourth update

07-02-2020

Published on: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 A multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis, delineated by whole genome sequencing (WGS), linked to eggs, has been ongoing in the EU/EEA for several years. From 1 February 2017 to 14 January 2020, 15 EU/EEA...

Analysis of JECFA's draft guideline on “Evaluation of enzyme preparations used in the manufacture of foods”

07-02-2020

Published on: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 EFSA was requested by the European Commission to review and comment on the JECFA proposal to update its guideline on the evaluation of enzyme preparations used in the manufacture of foods. A comparison was made...

Pest survey card on non‐European Monochamus spp.

07-02-2020

Published on: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 This pest survey card was prepared in the context of the EFSA mandate on plant pest surveillance (M‐2017‐0137) at the request of the European Commission. The purpose of the document is to assist the Member States...

Pest survey card on Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

07-02-2020

Published on: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 This pest survey card was prepared in the context of the EFSA mandate on plant pest surveillance (M‐2017‐0137) at the request of the European Commission. The purpose of the document is to assist the Member States...

Safety of astaxanthin for its use as a novel food in food supplements

07-02-2020

Published on: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the safety of astaxanthin when used as a novel food in food supplements...

Zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and food‐borne outbreaks guidance for reporting 2019 data

07-02-2020

Published on: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 This technical report of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) presents guidance to reporting European Union (EU) Member Statesand non‐Member States in data transmission using extensible markup language (XML)...

Workshop on Incorporating Wildlife Compartments in FMD Simulation Modelling

07-02-2020

Published on: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 An expert meeting, held in 2019, was organised between EFSA and FAO with the objective to discuss the integration of a wildlife compartment in the current EuFMDis model. Experts in the field of mathematical modelling,...

Prevalence sample‐based guidance for reporting 2019 data

07-02-2020

Published on: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 Prevalence sample‐based data should be transmitted from Member States to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) using the EFSA Standard Sample Description version 2 (SSD2) standard. To support reporting countries...

Pest survey card on Agrilus anxius

Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 73, Revision 5 (FGE.73Rev5): consideration of alicyclic alcohols, aldehydes,

Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for fludioxonil in certain oilseeds

Outcome of the Public Consultation on the existing Guidance on the risk assessment for birds and mammals

Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to eggs, fourth update

Analysis of JECFA's draft guideline on “Evaluation of enzyme preparations used in the manufacture of foods”

Pest survey card on non‐European Monochamus spp.

Pest survey card on Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

Safety of astaxanthin for its use as a novel food in food supplements

Zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and food‐borne outbreaks guidance for reporting 2019 data

Workshop on Incorporating Wildlife Compartments in FMD Simulation Modelling

Prevalence sample‐based guidance for reporting 2019 data

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