EFSA in focus: Food

'EFSA in focus: Food' features EFSA’s latest scientific activities in the areas of food additives and flavourings, biological hazards, zoonoses, contaminants in the food chain and nutrition.

EFSA in focus: Food – Issue 9

  • EFSA assesses possible health risk for children from nitrate in leafy vegetables
  • EFSA and ECDC review scientific evidence on possible links between TSEs in animals and humans
  • EFSA reviews BSE/TSE infectivity in small ruminant tissues
  • EFSA’s outlook for 2011
  • Ensuring excellence in EFSA’s scientific decision making
  • EFSA explains use of its new food consumption database
  • EFSA reviews two publications on the safety of artificial sweeteners
  • EFSA revises assessment of consumer exposure to steviol glycosides
  • How prepared is EFSA for urgent requests for scientific advice?
  • Risk of Salmonella contamination of chicken carcasses varies across EU
  • Sensitivity of BSE monitoring under scrutiny
  • EFSA and ECDC issue 2009 report on zoonoses and foodborne outbreaks in the EU
  • Stakeholder workshop on non-plastic food contact materials
  • EFSA and industry exchange views on guidance on gut and immune function health claims
  • EFSA’s 2011 Work Plan
  • The challenge of describing food: scientific colloquium report available
  • A compilation of EFSA scientific outputs from 2010
  • Call for scientific data on opium alkaloids in poppy seeds
  • Reporting on EFSA’s call for data on perfluoroalkylated substances in food
  • EFSA launches public consultation on guidance for the risk assessment of nanomaterials in food and feed
  • EFSA seeks views on its updated guidance for assessing the risks of GMMs
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