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Latest developments on African swine fever
EFSA has published an update on the epidemiological situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe. In the latest report, experts assess the effectiveness of different measures that can be taken when a case of ASF is detected in an area that was...
29 November 2018
Animal health and welfare African swine fever
Latest developments on African swine fever
EFSA has published an update on the epidemiological situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe. In the latest report, experts assess the effectiveness of different measures that...
Animal health and welfare African swine fever
29 November 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...
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) Biological hazards Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)
29 November 2018
Dietary reference values: interactive tool goes live
EFSA has launched an interactive tool that allows nutritionists and other health professionals to make quick and easy calculations using EFSA’s dietary reference values. The DRV...
Nutrition Dietary reference values
29 November 2018
Second cyanide in food opinion – have your say on draft
EFSA is publicly consulting on the follow-up to its 2016 scientific opinion on the acute health risks from cyanogenic glycosides in raw apricot kernels. Tiny traces of naturally-...
Chemical contaminants
27 November 2018
Dioxins and related PCBs: tolerable intake level updated
EFSA has confirmed the conclusion of previous assessments that dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs – environmental pollutants present at low levels in food and feed – is a...
Chemical contaminants Dioxins and PCBs
20 November 2018
Public consultation: guidance on threshold of toxicological concern approach
EFSA has launched a public consultation on its proposed guidance for the use of the threshold of toxicological concern (TTC) approach in food safety assessment. The document takes...
Cross-cutting science Threshold of toxicological concern
13 November 2018
European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2018
Mark your calendar for this year’s European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD). European Antibiotic Awareness Day takes place every year on 18 November to raise awareness about the...
Corporate
12 November 2018
Food safety: simplified approach to make food donations easier
EFSA has developed a new food safety management approach that makes it simpler for small retailers to donate food. The simplified system would mean that retailers are not required to...
Biological hazards
7 November 2018
Multi-country outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to consumption of salmon products
Ready-to-eat salmon products, such as cold-smoked and marinated salmon, are the likely source of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has affected Denmark, Germany and France...
Biological hazards Listeria
25 October 2018

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