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Public consultation: chlorinated paraffins in food and feed
EFSA is seeking feedback from interested parties on its scientific opinion about the risks to human and animal health related to the presence of chlorinated paraffins in food and feed
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Public consultation
Chlorpyrifos: assessment identifies human health effects
The pesticide chlorpyrifos does not meet the criteria required by legislation for the renewal of its approval in the European Union, EFSA has said in a statement.
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Statement
Statement
Sugars opinion rescheduled to assess wealth of data
EFSA has updated the timeline for its scientific advice on dietary sugars due to the high volume of datasets and studies for inclusion in the assessment. A public consultation is scheduled for late 2020, with a view to finalising the work in 2021.
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Guidance on bees and pesticides: work plan published
EFSA has outlined how it plans to review its guidance on the risk assessment of pesticides and bees in the EU. Stakeholders and pesticide experts from Member States will be consulted regularly throughout the process.
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Public consultation: chlorinated paraffins in food and feed
Chlorpyrifos: assessment identifies human health effects
Sugars opinion rescheduled to assess wealth of data
Guidance on bees and pesticides: work plan published
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Europeans on today’s food issues: new EU-wide survey comes out on first World Food Safety Day
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101st Plenary meeting of the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) - open for observers
2 October 2019
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3 October 2019
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131st Plenary meeting of the BIOHAZ Panel - open for observers
23 October 2019
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24 October 2019
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International Conference on Uncertainty in Risk Analysis
Event report
Scientific cooperation
published:
13 August 2019
ENETwild modelling of wild boar distribution and abundance: update of occurrence and hunting data‐based models
External Scientific Report
Animal health and welfare, African swine fever
published:
13 August 2019
Safety and efficacy of RONOZYME®WX CT/L (endo‐1,4‐β‐xylanase) as a feed additive for sows for reproduction
Scientific Opinion
Animal feed
published:
12 August 2019
Safety and efficacy of 3‐phytase FLF1000 as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and minor porcine species for growing
Scientific Opinion
Animal feed
published:
12 August 2019
Assessment of genetically modified maize MON 87427 × MON 87460 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603 and subcombinations, for food and feed uses, under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (application EFSA‐GMO‐NL‐2016‐134)
Scientific Opinion
GMO
published:
8 August 2019
Modification of the terms of authorisation regarding the maximum inclusion level of Maxiban® G160 (narasin and nicarbazin) for chickens for fattening
Scientific Opinion
Animal feed
published:
8 August 2019
Safety and efficacy of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 32457 as a silage additive for all animal species
Scientific Opinion
Animal feed
published:
8 August 2019
Safety and efficacy of l‐histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate produced by fermentation with Escherichia coli (NITE BP‐02526) for all animal species
Scientific Opinion
Animal feed
published:
8 August 2019
Safety of nicotinamide riboside chloride as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and bioavailability of nicotinamide from this source, in the context of Directive 2002/46/EC
Scientific Opinion
Nutrition
published:
7 August 2019
Overview of data analysis and reporting tools in the context of the SIGMA project
External Scientific Report
Animal health and welfare
published:
7 August 2019
Literature review of baseline information on non‐coding RNA (ncRNA) to support the risk assessment of ncRNA‐based genetically modified plants for food and feed
External Scientific Report
GMO
published:
7 August 2019
