Twenty‐one cases of Listeria monocytogenes IVb sequence type ST6 infections have been reported from the Netherlands (19 cases) and Belgium (two cases). This outbreak was identified using whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis. The patients had onset of il ...
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to review the scientific comments received on the Scientific Opinion of the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) on the scientific substantiation of a health claim r ...
Following a notification from CABOSSE Naturals NV (Belgium), submitted to the European Commission under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 to place on the market the pulp from Theobroma cacao L. (subjected to pasteurization and freezing) as a traditi ...
Following a notification from Nestec York Ltd (UK) submitted to the European Commission under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 to place on the market the pulp from Theobroma cacao L. (subjected to pasteurization and freezing) as a traditional food ...
Following a notification from South Am Freeze Dry S.A. (Chile), submitted to the European Commission under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 to place on the European Union (EU) market either powder or juice concentrate of berries of Aristotelia chi ...
Following a notification from Laura Manzano Outeiral (Spain), submitted to the European Commission under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 to place on the market leaf powder of Moringa stenopetala as a traditional food (TF) from a third country, an ...
The transfer and re‐use of existing food safety knowledge (ranging from experimental data, published mathematical models to risk assessment software code) is currently a major bottleneck in the area of food safety risk assessment. Such knowledge transfer ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation to receive input from the scientific community and all interested parties on the draft Scientific Opinion on the appropriate age range for introduction of complementary feeding i ...
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 Scientific Opinions on Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for sodium and chloride, prepared by ...
The main objectives of EFSA's activities on emerging risks are:(i) to identify emerging risks in the areas within the remit of EFSA;and (ii) to develop and improve emerging risk identification methodologies and approaches. The current technical repor ...