EFSA publishes all its scientific outputs, including its scientific opinions, in the EFSA Journal. It also issues a range of supporting publications. See also Definitions of EFSA Scientific Outputs and Supporting Publications.
An experimental study in seven poultry slaughterhouses located in the EU was carried out with the objectives i) to collect relevant data on the variability of the counts of E. coli and Enterobacteriaceae on broiler carcasses sampled post evisceration and ...
No abstract available Keywords: perfluoroalkylated substances, toxicity, in vitro, experimental animals, humans, literature search doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2014.EN-572 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2012-00971 Adopted: 24 March 2014 Contact: contam@efsa.europa. ...
A stochastic quantitative risk assessment (QRA) has been developed to (1) compare the level of infectivity of different TSE agents in animal tissues, (2) estimate the impact of amendments to the list/age for the removal of SRM on residual TSE infectivity ...
Nitrate is a naturally occurring compound that is part of the nitrogen cycle, as well as an approved food additive. Vegetables are the major source of nitrate in our nutrition, but nitrate content depends on type of vegetable as well as on environmental a ...
Risk assessment of chemicals in food and feed is a major activity of EFSA, covering the work of many units and panels, including: food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) (2005-2008), food additives and nutrien ...
A European Union-wide survey on Listeria monocytogenes in selected categories of ready-to-eat food at retail was carried out in 2010-2011. A total of 13 088 products were sampled: 3 053 smoked or gravad fish at sampling and at the end of shelf-life; 3 530 ...
EFSA was asked by the European Commission to deliver a Scientific Opinion on guidance on methodological principles and scientific methods to be taken into account when establishing Reference Points for Action (RPAs) for non-allowed pharmacologically activ ...
Food-borne diseases caused by food of non-animal origin (FoNAO) contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, viruses and parasites are a major health concern worldwide. The present study was set up as an extensive literature review aimed at evaluating biologica ...
Food-borne diseases caused by food of non-animal origin (FoNAO) contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, viruses and parasites are a major health concern worldwide. The present study was set up as an extensive literature review aimed at evaluating biologica ...
It was the scope of this project to collate, compile and summarise the scientific literature on the toxicity of methyl mercury, inorganic mercury and total mercury in humans and experimental animals published since 2002 and not evaluated in former JECFA r ...
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