Twenty‐one cases of Listeria monocytogenes IVb sequence type ST6 infections have been reported from the Netherlands (19 cases) and Belgium (two cases). This outbreak was identified using whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis. The patients had onset of il ...
Prior to being applied to the new bisphenol A (BPA) re‐evaluation, the study appraisal methodology described in the 2017 BPA hazard assessment protocol, i.e. the so‐called ‘2017 methodology’, was tested on a selection of studies that had been previously a ...
These guidelines are specifically aimed at guiding the reporting of information under the framework of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001/EC. The technical aspects for the reporting of surveillance data on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in bovine animals, scra ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from interested parties on questions asked to health professionals in the fields of nephrology, mineral metabolism, cardiovascular and nutrition medicine relevant ...
A prolonged multi‐country outbreak of 22 listeriosis cases caused by Listeria monocytogenes sequence type (ST) 1247, clonal complex (CC) 8 has been identified through whole genome sequencing (WGS) in five EU countries: Denmark (9 cases), Estonia (6), Fi ...
A prolonged multi‐country outbreak of 22 listeriosis cases caused by Listeria monocytogenes sequence type (ST) 1247, clonal complex (CC) 8 has been identified through whole genome sequencing (WGS) in five EU countries: Denmark (9 cases), Estonia (6), Fi ...
EFSA and ECDC were requested by the European Commission to jointly evaluate the possible solutions for the collection and analysis of whole genome sequencing (WGS) data for at least Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella and Escherichia coli by: (1) anal ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from the scientific community and all interested parties on the draft administrative guidance on the preparation and presentation of applications for authorisatio ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from the scientific community and all interested parties on the draft guidance on the assessment of the safety of feed additives for the environment prepared by t ...
An outbreak of 32 Salmonella enterica serotype Poona cases in infants and young children has recently been identified in France (30 cases), Belgium (one case) and Luxembourg (one case). All 32 patients were infected with the same bacterial strain based ...