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

01-07-2019

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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Assessment of the 2017 post‐market environmental monitoring report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810

01-07-2019

Published on: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA assessed the 2017 post‐market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report on the cultivation of Cry1Ab‐expressing maize event MON 810. Like previous years,...

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Safety and efficacy of Levucell SC® (Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I‐1077) as a feed additive for calves and minor ruminant spe

01-07-2019

Published on: Wed, 12 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 chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) powders as novel foods (NFs)...

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Re-evaluation of the safety of phosphates (E 338–341, E 343, E 450–452)

01-07-2019

Published on: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings added to Food (FAF) provided a scientific opinion re-evaluating the safety of phosphates (E 338–341, E 343, E 450–452) as food additives. The Panel considered that...

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

30-06-2019

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

30-06-2019

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

30-06-2019

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

30-06-2019

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

30-06-2019

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

30-06-2019

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

30-06-2019

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 FRA® Octazyme C Dry(endo‐1,4‐β‐xylanase, mannan‐endo‐1,4‐β‐mannosidase, α‐amylase, endo‐1,3(4)‐β‐glucana

30-06-2019

Published on: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 The product FRA® Octazyme C Dry contains eight enzymes and is intended to be used as a zootechnical additive for chickens for fattening and weaned piglets. In a previous opinion of the EFSA Panel on Additives and...

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