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

08-07-2019

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

08-07-2019

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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Food Safety Regulatory Research Needs 2030

08-07-2019

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.

08-07-2019

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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The 2017 European Union report on pesticide residues in food

08-07-2019

Published on: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 The latest in this series of annual reports describes in detail the official control activities carried out for pesticide residues by EU Member States, Iceland and Norway in 2017. Under Article 31 of Regulation (EC)...

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

08-07-2019

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

08-07-2019

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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Pest survey card on Xylella fastidiosa

08-07-2019

Published on: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 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...

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EFSA submission guidance for GMO renewal applications

08-07-2019

Published on: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 Since genetically modified food and feed are authorised to be placed on the market of the European Union for a limited period of time, applicants should ask for the renewal of the authorisation following the...

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Occurrence data of nickel in feed and animal exposure assessment

08-07-2019

Published on: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 Nickel (Ni) is a silvery‐white, hard, ductile metal existing in oxidation states; in biological systems, Ni2+ is the prevalent form. All analytical results used to estimate animal dietary exposure were reported as...

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Safety and efficacy of copper chelates of lysine and glutamic acid as a feed additive for all animal species

08-07-2019

Published on: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of copper chelates of lysine and glutamic acid (Copper‐LG) as a nutritional feed additive...

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

08-07-2019

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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