EFSA Journal

Technical report of the public consultation on the ‘Draft update of the risk assessment of di‐butylphthalate (DBP), butyl‐benzyl‐phthalate (BBP), bis(2‐ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), di‐isononylphthalate (DINP) and di‐isodecylphthalate (DIDP) for use in...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from the scientific community and all interested parties on the Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids Panel(CEP Panel)'sdraft scientific opinio ...

Testing the study appraisal methodology from the 2017 Bisphenol A (BPA) hazard assessment protocol

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 ...

EFSA FoodEx2 Interpreting and Checking Tool user guide

The EFSA FoodEx2 Interpreting and Checking Tool is a Microsoft Excel ® spreadsheet,developed by the Evidence Management Unit of the European Food Safety Authority as an add‐on the EFSA Catalogue browser. It is able to analyse and interpret FoodEx2 codes g ...

EFSA Catalogue Browser User Guide

The Catalogue browser is a Java ® based application developed with the ECLIPSE ® environment, which allows the browsing, analysis and maintenance of EFSA catalogues. It is directly connected with the Data Collection Framework, a platform through which dat ...

User manual formapping Member State avian influenza standard terminology to EFSA standard terminology

Avian influenza surveillance data should be submitted from Member States to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) using the EFSA Standard Sample Description version 2 (SSD2). For data transmission purposes, EFSA created aMicrosoft OfficeExcel‐based ma ...

Guidelines for reporting 2019 avian influenza data in accordance with the SSD2 data model

Avian influenza surveillance data should be submitted twice per year from Member States to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) using the EFSA Standard Sample Description version 2 (SSD2). Specific guidelines to support reporting countries with this ...

Outcome of the questions for health professionals in the fields of nephrology, mineral metabolism, cardiovascular and nutrition medicine on phosphates food additives re-evaluation

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 ...

EFSA statement on the review of the risks related to the exposure to the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) performed by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES)

On 15 April 2019, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) published an opinion on the risks related to the exposure to the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) taking into account the most recent scientific s ...

Characterisation of microorganisms used for the production of food enzymes

This document is intended to assist the applicant in the preparation and the presentation of an application, as foreseen in Article 17.3 of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008, for the authorisation of food enzymes. It specifically covers the characterisation of ...

Outcome of the public consultation on the draft guidance on the use of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern approach in food safety assessment

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from the scientific community and all interested parties on the Guidance on the use of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern approach in food safety assessment. ...

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