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Systematic review on health outcomes related to the age of introduction of complementary food

28-04-2019

Published on: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 In 2016, the European Commission gave EFSA a mandate to update its 2009 opinion on the appropriate age for introduction of complementary feeding of infants. In order to retrieve data on health outcomes related to the...

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Assessment of the application for renewal of authorisation of GalliPro® (Bacillus subtilis DSM 17299) for chickens for fattenin

28-04-2019

Published on: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 GalliPro® is the trade name for a feed additive based on viable cells of a strain of Bacillus subtilis intended for use as a zootechnical additive (gut flora stabiliser) in feed for chickens for fattening. The...

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Safety and efficacy of Biomin®DC‐C as a zootechnical feed additive for weaned piglets

28-04-2019

Published on: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 The additive (trade name Biomin® DC‐C) is a blend of essential oils from oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) and from caraway seed (Carum carvi L.) and three individual compounds (carvacrol, methyl salicylate and...

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Pest categorisation of Clavibacter sepedonicus

28-04-2019

Published on: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Clavibacter sepedonicus, a well‐defined and distinguishable bacterial plant pathogen of the family...

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Nutrimune and immune defence against pathogens in the gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tracts: evaluation of a health cla

28-04-2019

Published on: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 Following an application from H.J. Heinz Supply Chain Europe B.V. submitted for authorisation of a health claim pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of the Netherlands,...

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Setting an import tolerance for 2,4‐D in soyabeans

28-04-2019

Published on: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Dow AgroSciences submitted a request to the competent national authority in Greece to set an import tolerance for the active substance 2,4‐D...

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Reporting data on pesticide residues in food and feed according to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 (2018 data collection)

28-04-2019

Published on: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 According to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed, Member States have to monitor pesticide residue levels in food samples and submit the monitoring results to EFSA...

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Outcome of a public consultation on the draft scientific opinion on the health risks related to the presence of cyanogenic glyc

28-04-2019

Published on: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from the interested parties on a draft scientific opinion on the health risks related to the presence of cyanogenic...

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Evaluation of the health risks related to the presence of cyanogenic glycosides in foods other than raw apricot kernels

28-04-2019

Published on: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 In 2016, the EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) published a scientific opinion on the acute health risks related to the presence of cyanogenic glycosides (CNGs) in raw apricot kernels in which an...

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EFSA Workshop on in vitro comparative metabolism studies in regulatory pesticide risk assessment

28-04-2019

Published on: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 The European Union (EU) pesticides Regulation established that in vitro comparative metabolism studies shall be performed. At present an Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) test guideline...

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Evaluation of confirmatory data following the Article 12 MRL review for dimethenamid‐P

28-04-2019

Published on: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 The applicant BASF SE submitted a request to the competent national authority in Germany to evaluate the confirmatory data that were identified for dimethenamid‐P in the framework of the maximum residue level (MRL)...

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Outcome of the public consultation on the draft administrative guidance on the preparation and presentation of applications for

28-04-2019

Published on: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from the scientific community and all interested parties on the draft administrative guidance on the preparation and...

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