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Turkeys are raised for meat production in large flocks across the EU, mainly in indoor housing. Systems with covered veranda and outdoor range are also used. EFSA’s experts reviewed the latest...

133,000 samples collected in 2023 Crops that have been treated with pesticides may contain residues. To ensure that pesticides are used correctly and their residues do not pose a risk to consumers...

Highlights from the European Union One Health 2024 Zoonoses ReportWhat are foodborne diseases? Many people in Europe fall ill from foodborne diseases each year. Severity differs between diseases, and...

A closer look at pesticides in food

2025 Eurobarometer on Food Safety in the EU: Infographic

EFSA scientists looked into how well current fur farming conditions support animal welfare. The goal was to understand if the welfare issues observed in mink, foxes, raccoon dog and chinchilla can be...

Beef cattle are farmed in different ways across the EU — some are housed indoors, others kept on pasture or in feedlots. EFSA’s scientists have reviewed the latest evidence and provided...

This toolkit has been developed by EFSA to provide further information on EFSA public consultations and ensure that participation and staying informed is easy and clear.

Keeping plant pests out by profiling geographical areas at risk When new plant pests like insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses arrive in Europe they threaten our local plants and our biodiversity...

Find out more about the step-by-step process of risk assessment of imported plant commodities in the EU and EFSA's role.

Food safety: prepared for the unexpected

Established in 2008, the Focal Point (FP) Network consists of representatives from the national food safety authorities of the Member States (MSs), Iceland and Norway, as well as observers from...

Check out our infographic on mineral oil hydrocarbons in food. It shows in which foods they can be found, their potential impact on human health and how different actors in the EU work closely to...

EFSA has assessed the husbandry systems used in the European Union for ducks, geese and quail, check out our infographic to find out more.

Check out our infographic on some of the findings in our latest scientific advice on the welfare of dairy cows. Our assessments on the welfare of farmed animals provide support for the revision of the...

Don't miss our new comic strip “Fastidious X, the fearsome killer” and join us as we unmask the culprit Xylella fastidiosa, a plant pest causing severe damage to the economy and the environment. Drawn...

EFSA may obtain expert opinions and advice in specific cases from Individual Scientific Advisors (ISA) based on a fixed daily remuneration. The ISA scheme complements and supports EFSA’s scientific...

To improve the welfare of farmed calves, the animals should be kept in small groups with sufficient space to rest and given deformable bedding, while the use of individual pens should be avoided...

To improve the welfare of farmed pigs, the use of cages should be avoided and the docking of tails should be abandoned in favour of other preventive measures against tail biting. In its latest...

To improve the welfare of farmed broiler chickens and laying hens, EFSA’s scientists recommend avoiding the practice of mutilation, feed restriction and the use of cages. Two scientific opinions...

This infographic outlines the main procedural steps of confidentiality decision-making and content sanitisation. Discover all the procedural steps.

More space, lower temperatures, shorter journeys: these are some of the key recommendations to improve animal welfare during transport, included in five new scientific opinions by EFSA.

More space, lower temperatures, journeys up to max 12 hours: these are some of the key recommendations to improve the welfare of animals transported in containers, included in a new scientific opinion...

OpenFoodTox is a tool and source of information for scientific advisory bodies and stakeholders with an interest in chemical risk assessment.

The support provided to EFSA by EU Member States through the Advisory Forum, the Focal Points and Scientific Networks is critical for the effective functioning of the EU food safety system.

This infographic provides communication and engagement insights in support of a scientific opinion on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of dietary sugars, published in February 2022.

An easy-to-follow overview of EFSA’s comprehensive safety assessment of sugars in the diet and their potential links to health problems.

EFSA buys services and supplies through public procurement in line with EU legislation and the basic principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination, widest competition...

Discover in this infographic the engagement windows in the life cycle of an application.

Discover in this infographic the engagement windows in the life cycle of a mandate.

Frozen foods may contain bacteria that can grow after thawing and cause food poisoning. Follow these tips to defrost frozen foods safely.

This infographic provides a good basis for the effectiveness of campaigns on antibiotics and food safety.

An infographic that presents to consumers how safe is our food.

EFSA evaluates the safety of genetically modified (GM) plants.

Contaminant levels in food and feed are usually too low to harm consumers and animals but they can cause effects such as food poisoning.

The EU Food Safety system improves the quality and safety of meat and meat products for consumers and protects animals from unnecessary suffering.