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EFSA assesses possible health risk for children from nitrate in leafy vegetables

EFSA’s Panel on Contaminants (CONTAM) has published a statement on the possible acute health effects of nitrate in infants and young children consuming spinach and lettuce. The...

Chemical contaminants

9 December 2010
EFSA provides scientific advice on the spread of common ragweed

EFSA has published a scientific opinion on the possible effects on public health, animal health and the environment of the further spread of weeds from the Ambrosia species (...

Chemical contaminants, Nutrition, Plant health

10 June 2010
EFSA issues scientific advice on short-term risks for food and feed safety in the EU following Iceland volcano eruption

Following a request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued scientific advice on the possible short-term risks from fluoride in ash for food...

Chemical contaminants

26 April 2010
EFSA to issue scientific advice on possible food safety and animal health risks following potential Iceland volcano ashfall

Following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano in Iceland, the European Commission has asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to provide urgent scientific advice on...

Chemical contaminants

21 April 2010
EFSA assesses health implications of lead in food

The European Food Safety Authority’s expert Panel on contaminants (CONTAM Panel) has published a scientific opinion on possible health risks related to the presence of lead in food....

Chemical contaminants

20 April 2010
EFSA reduces tolerable intake level for melamine

The European Food Safety Authority has lowered the Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) for melamine, a chemical mainly used in the manufacture of certain plastics, as new analysis indicates...

Chemical contaminants

13 April 2010
Previous cargoes of food transport ships evaluated by EFSA

Edible fats and oils can be shipped around the world in containers that are not exclusively reserved for the transport of foodstuffs. However, any substances previously transported...

Chemical contaminants

1 December 2009
EFSA assesses arsenic in food

EFSA’s panel on contaminants in the food chain (CONTAM Panel) has published an opinion on possible health risks related to the presence of arsenic as a contaminant in food. The...

Chemical contaminants

22 October 2009
EFSA issues advice on marine biotoxins

Scientists at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have concluded that eating shellfish contaminated with marine biotoxins from the yessotoxin or pectenotoxin groups at levels...

Chemical contaminants

26 August 2009

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