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Safety and efficacy of l‐tryptophan produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80176 for all animal species

10-07-2019

Published on: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on l‐tryptophan produced by fermentation...

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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐amylase from Bacillus licheniformis (strain DP‐Dzb44)

10-07-2019

Published on: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 The food enzyme α‐amylase (1,4‐α‐d‐glucan glucanohydrolase; EC 3.2.1.1) is produced with the genetically modified Bacillus licheniformis strain DP‐Dzb44 by Danisco US Inc. The production strain of the...

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Safety of phenylcapsaicin as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283

10-07-2019

Published on: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 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 phenylcapsaicin as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU)...

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Modification of the conditions of the authorisation of BioPlus® 2B (Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5

10-07-2019

Published on: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the modification of the terms of the...

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Outcome of the Pesticides Peer Review Meeting on general recurring issues in ecotoxicology

09-07-2019

Published on: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 This technical report reflects the outcome of the ecotoxicology experts meeting on general recurring issues noted during the EFSA peer reviews of pesticide active substances under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. General...

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Assessment of genetically modified maize MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603 and subcombinations, for food and feed uses, un

09-07-2019

Published on: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 Maize MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603 (four‐event stack maize) was produced by conventional crossing to combine four single events: MON 87427, MON 89034, MIR162 and NK603. The GMO...

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Re‐evaluation of hydrochloric acid (E 507), potassium chloride (E 508), calcium chloride (E 509) and magnesium chloride (E 511)

09-07-2019

Published on: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings added to Food (FAF) provided a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of chlorides (E 507–509, E 511) as food additives. Chlorides are authorised food additives in...

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Assessment of genetically modified soybean MON 87708 × MON 89788 × A5547‐127, for food and feed uses, under Regulation (EC) No

09-07-2019

Published on: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 Soybean MON 87708 × MON 89788 × A5547‐127 (three‐event stack soybean) was produced by conventional crossing to combine three single events: MON 87708, MON 89788 and A5547‐127. The GMO Panel previously...

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Food Safety Regulatory Research Needs 2030

09-07-2019

Published on: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) regularly collects recommendations from members of the Scientific Committee and Scientific Panels on EFSA's research needs and priorities (EFSA, 2017). At the end of the...

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Pest categorisation of non‐EU Cicadomorpha vectors of Xylella spp.

09-07-2019

Published on: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 The Panel on Plant Health performed a group pest categorisation of non‐EU Cicadomorpha vectors of Xylella spp. known to be associated with plant diseases. Although all the insects considered in this...

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Safety assessment of the substance, titanium dioxide surface treated with fluoride‐modified alumina, for use in food contact ma

09-07-2019

Published on: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) is a safety assessment of the additive titanium dioxide surface treated with fluoride‐modified alumina, a...

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National summary reports on pesticide residue analysis performed in 2017

09-07-2019

Published on: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 In accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005, European Union (EU) Member States have to communicate to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) the results of their official controls on pesticide...

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