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EFSA reviews work on bees

EFSA has completed a full review of all its risk assessment activities and scientific outputs related to bees and bee health. An inventory has been compiled which will now be...

Pesticides, DATA, GMO, Animal health and welfare, Plant health, Methodology

20 November 2012
EFSA to finalise review of Séralini et al. publication by mid-November

EFSA is due to publish in mid-November its second and final assessment of the Séralini et al. publication on the potential toxicity of GM maize NK603 and of a herbicide containing...

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30 October 2012
EFSA provides Séralini et al with data on GM maize NK603

Following a written request by Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini, EFSA has today given the researcher access to all available data relating to the Authority’s evaluation of genetically...

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22 October 2012
EFSA to deliver initial review on GM maize and herbicide study next week

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will next week deliver its preliminary review of a new study which states concerns over the potential toxicity of a herbicide containing...

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26 September 2012
EFSA to issue statement on potential glyphosate toxicity as used in herbicides and GM maize NK603

EFSA is aware of the new paper by Séralini et al published in Food and Chemical Toxicology on 19 September 2012 that investigates the potential toxicity of glyphosate used as a...

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19 September 2012
How EFSA assesses the safety of GMOs

EFSA’s role is to independently assess any possible risks from GMOs to human and animal health and the environment in Europe. EFSA provides scientific advice that is used by decision-...

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19 September 2012
Draft guidance on environmental risk assessment of GM animals: EFSA launches public consultation

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on its draft guidance for the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of GM animals. The document, which...

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21 June 2012
EFSA assesses 2010 Post-Market Environmental Monitoring report for MON810 maize

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on the Post-Market Environmental Monitoring (PMEM) report for the 2010 cultivation season of genetically...

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11 April 2012
Bee health: How EFSA is helping to protect our pollinators

EFSA is liaising with the European Commission as well as the French Health and Safety Agency (Anses) following the publication of two new scientific studies in the journal Science...

Animal health and welfare, GMO, Plant health, Pesticides, Methodology

30 March 2012

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