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Antimicrobial resistance shows no signs of slowing down
ECDC/EFSA report “rings alarm bells”, says EU Commissioner Data released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveal that antimicrobials used to treat diseases that can...
26 February 2019
Biological hazards Antimicrobial resistance
Communications methodology a breakthrough for social science at EFSA
EFSA’s new approach to communicating scientific uncertainties was made possible by fusing the expertise of social scientists, natural scientists and communicators. The experts’...
Methodology Uncertainty in scientific assessments Open EFSA
16 January 2019
Communicating scientific uncertainty: a tailored approach for increased transparency
Different audiences can better understand scientific uncertainties when expressions and communications formats are tailored to their needs. EFSA’s new and targeted approach to...
Methodology Uncertainty in scientific assessments Open EFSA
16 January 2019
EU-FORA Fellowship Programme: apply for third round by 31 January
You can still apply to be a fellow or hosting site for the next cycle(s) of EFSA’s European Food Risk Assessment (EU-FORA) Fellowship Programme, a key initiative for building the EU’s...
Corporate
14 January 2019
Public consultation: Guidance on assessing high-risk plants
EFSA is inviting comments on its draft guidance for assessing plants listed as high-risk by the European Union. Last week experts from all EU countries approved a list of 39 plants...
Plant health
17 December 2018
Contaminants update: first of two opinions on PFAS in food
EFSA has proposed to revise the tolerable intakes of two chemical contaminants to which humans are exposed through the food chain as a result of environmental pollution. This is the...
Chemical contaminants
13 December 2018
Zoonotic diseases: progress has stalled
There were only minor fluctuations in reported cases of three main zoonotic diseases in the EU last year compared to 2016. The number of reported cases of salmonellosis and...
Biological hazards Food-borne zoonotic diseases Campylobacter Listeria Monitoring and analysis of food-borne diseases Salmonella
12 December 2018
EFSA Management Board reappoints Bernhard Url as Executive Director
BURL_1.jpg At its final meeting in 2018, EFSA’s Management Board reappointed Bernhard Url as EFSA’s Executive Director. “On behalf of EFSA’s...
Corporate
12 December 2018
Pesticides: new deadline for cumulative risk assessments
EFSA has set a new deadline for completion of two pilot assessments on the risks posed to humans by residues of multiple pesticides in food. The assessments were originally scheduled...
Pesticides
5 December 2018
Updates on the presence of TSEs in the EU
EFSA has published its third summary report on the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in the EU. The report provides results on data collected by all EU...
Biological hazards Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)
29 November 2018

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