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Farewell to Vittorio Silano: 1940-2020

Vittorio Silano, one of EFSA’s most longstanding and highly respected scientists, has died at the age of 80. Vittorio leaves behind countless friends at EFSA who will miss both his gentle nature and sharp scientific mind.

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‘Use by’ or ‘best before’? New tool to support food operators

EFSA has developed a tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date to their products.

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Pesticides: EFSA to examine emergency use of neonicotinoids

EFSA is to assess a number of emergency authorisations granted by Member States for the use of neonicotinoids in sugar beet in 2020. The request from the European Commission covers 21 authorisations of clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and thiacloprid.

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Avian influenza: virus spreading rapidly in Europe

The risk of avian influenza moving into previously unaffected European countries is high, according to an update published today by EFSA which shows that the virus is spreading rapidly across the continent.

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Farewell to Vittorio Silano: 1940-2020
‘Use by’ or ‘best before’? New tool to support food operators
Pesticides: EFSA to examine emergency use of neonicotinoids
Avian influenza: virus spreading rapidly in Europe

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113th Plenary meeting of the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) - open for observers

10 November 2021 to 11 November 2021
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Evaluation of confirmatory data following the Article 12 MRL review and setting of import tolerances for bifenthrin in maize grain and sweet corn
Reasoned Opinion
Pesticides, Pesticides
published:
23 December 2020
Technical specifications on a randomisation of sampling for the purpose of antimicrobial resistance monitoring from food‐producing animals and food as from 2021
Scientific Report
Biological hazards, Antimicrobial resistance
published:
23 December 2020
Commodity risk assessment of oak logs with bark from the US for the oak wilt pathogen Bretziella fagacearum under an integrated systems approach
Scientific Opinion
Plant health
published:
22 December 2020
Info session on “Climate change as a driver of emerging risks for food and feed safety, plant, animal health and nutritional quality”
Event report
Emerging risks, Climate change and food safety
published:
22 December 2020
Pest categorisation of beet necrotic yellow vein virus
Scientific Opinion
Plant health
published:
22 December 2020
Pest categorisation of Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Scientific Opinion
Plant health
published:
18 December 2020
Outcome of the consultation with Member States, the applicant and EFSA on the pesticide risk assessment for meptyldinocap in light of confirmatory data
Technical Report
Pesticides
published:
18 December 2020
Plant Health Newsletter: Media Monitoring No. 45
Plant Health Newsletter
Plant health
published:
18 December 2020
Safety and efficacy of l‐threonine produced using Escherichia coliCGMCC 13325 as a feed additive for all animal species
Scientific Opinion
Feed additives
published:
18 December 2020
Plant Health Newsletter: Scientific Literature Monitoring No. 24
Plant Health Newsletter
Plant health
published:
17 December 2020
Safety and efficacy of l‐lysine monohydrochloride and concentrated liquid l‐lysine (base) produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicumKCTC 12307BP as feed additives for all animal species
Scientific Opinion
Feed additives
published:
17 December 2020

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