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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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Bee health: EFSA’s work recognised at EU awards
EFSA’s work to raise awareness about bee health was recognised this week when it received the Excellence through Collaboration award from the EU Ombudsman.
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Pesticide residues in food: What's the picture in the EU?
The latest edition of the annual EU report on pesticide residues in food is now available. The main findings can be explored by country and food product using EFSA’s specially developed data visualisation tool.
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
Estimated total intake of phosphates from food may exceed the safe level set by EFSA after re-evaluating their safety. EFSA’s scientists also recommend the introduction of maximum permitted levels to reduce the content of phosphates when used as additives in food supplements as those who take them regularly may be at risk.
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Guidance on bees and pesticides: work plan published
Bee health: EFSA’s work recognised at EU awards
Pesticide residues in food: What's the picture in the EU?
EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
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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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Harmonisation Of Transmissible disease Interpretation in the EU (HOTLINE)
External Scientific Report
Animal health and welfare
published:
18 July 2019
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance pyriproxyfen
Conclusion on Pesticides
Pesticides
published:
17 July 2019
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 70, Revision 1 (FGE.70Rev1): consideration of aliphatic, linear, α,β‐unsaturated, di‐ and trienals and related alcohols, acids and esters evaluated by JECFA (61st‐68th‐69th meeting)
Scientific Opinion
Food ingredients and packaging, Flavourings
published:
17 July 2019
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 204 Revision 1 (FGE.204Rev1): consideration of genotoxicity data on representatives for 17 monounsaturated, aliphatic, α,β‐unsaturated ketones and precursors from chemical subgroup 1.2.1 of FGE.19
Scientific Opinion
Food ingredients and packaging, Flavourings
published:
17 July 2019
Review of the existing maximum residue levels for fluopicolide according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005
Reasoned Opinion
Pesticides
published:
16 July 2019
Evaluation of listeriosis risk related with the consumption of non‐prepackaged ready‐to‐eat (RTE) cooked meat products handled at retail stores in Greece
External Scientific Report
Biological hazards, Listeria
published:
16 July 2019
Scoping document on the integration of ASF data collection, analysis and reporting
External Scientific Report
Animal health and welfare, African swine fever
published:
15 July 2019
Analysis of the European baseline survey of norovirus in oysters
Scientific Report of EFSA
published:
15 July 2019
Update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 10: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2019
Statement
Biological hazards, Qualified presumption of safety (QPS)
published:
15 July 2019
Guidelines for reporting surveillance data on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) in the EU within the framework of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
Technical Report
Biological hazards, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), Food-borne zoonotic diseases, Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)
published:
15 July 2019
Scientific opinion on the proposed amendment of the EU specifications for titanium dioxide (E 171) with respect to the inclusion of additional parameters related to its particle size distribution
Scientific Opinion
Food ingredients and packaging, Food additives
published:
12 July 2019
