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

06-02-2020

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...

Prevalence sample‐based guidance for reporting 2019 data

06-02-2020

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...

Manual for reporting on antimicrobial resistance within the framework of Directive 2003/99/EC and Decision 2013/652/EU for info

06-02-2020

Published on: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 This manual provides guidance for reporting antimicrobial resistance under the framework of Directive 2003/99/EC and Commission ImplementingDecision 2013/652/EU in food‐producing animalsand foodstuffs derived...

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

06-02-2020

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

06-02-2020

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,...

Pest survey card on Polygraphus proximus

06-02-2020

Published on: Mon, 03 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. Its purpose is to assist the Member States in preparing...

Technical Report on the notification of infusion from coffee leaves (Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Fro

06-02-2020

Published on: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 Following a notification from AM Breweries (Denmark) submitted to the European Commission under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 to place on the market an infusion from coffee leaves (Coffea arabica L. and/or...

Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notifi

06-02-2020

Published on: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) was developed to provide a safety pre‐assessment within EFSA for microorganisms. Strains belonging to QPS taxonomic units (TUs) still require an assessment based on a...

Update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: suitability

06-02-2020

Published on: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 Qualified presumption of safety (QPS) was developed to provide a generic safety evaluation for biological agents to support EFSA's Scientific Panels. The taxonomic identity, body of knowledge, safety concerns and...

Pest survey card on Agrilus auroguttatus

06-02-2020

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...

Safety of selenium‐enriched biomass of Yarrowia lipolytica as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283

06-02-2020

Published on: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on selenium‐enriched biomass of Yarrowia lipolytica as a novel food...

Pest survey card on Dendrolimus sibiricus

06-02-2020

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...

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

Prevalence sample‐based guidance for reporting 2019 data

Manual for reporting on antimicrobial resistance within the framework of Directive 2003/99/EC and Decision 2013/652/EU for info

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

Workshop on Incorporating Wildlife Compartments in FMD Simulation Modelling

Pest survey card on Polygraphus proximus

Technical Report on the notification of infusion from coffee leaves (Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Fro

Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notifi

Update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: suitability

Pest survey card on Agrilus auroguttatus

Safety of selenium‐enriched biomass of Yarrowia lipolytica as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283

Pest survey card on Dendrolimus sibiricus

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