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EFSA has reviewed the current scientific literature on the biology and ecology of the apple snail ( Pomacea maculata and P.canaliculata), and refined its assessment of the potential for establishment...

Aspartame and its breakdown products are safe for human consumption at current levels of exposure, EFSA concludes in its first full risk assessment of this sweetener. To carry out its risk assessment...

EFSA has published a scientific opinion on the welfare of bovines during the slaughter process. The opinion proposes monitoring indicators to be used and sampling protocols to be put in place at...

EFSA presents its conclusions on the relevance of dissimilar mode of action as part of its ongoing work in the field of cumulative risk assessment (CRA) of pesticide residues in foods. This scientific...

Gallery The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that focusing on the trade of plants intended for planting and on the presence of infective insects in plant consignments would be the...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has revised its risk assessment of genetically modified (GM) maize 59122 after the emergence of additional information revealed a gap in the data provided by...

Today is European Antibiotic Awareness Day. Over the years, the overuse or misuse of antibiotics has been linked to the emergence and spread of micro-organisms which are resistant to antibiotics...

EFSA is working closely with the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Consumers, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and Member States to help identify the...

EFSA has set population reference intakes for vitamin C and adequate intakes for manganese as part of its ongoing work on Dietary Reference Values (DRVs). At the request of the European Commission...

The use of milk-based “growing-up” formula does not bring additional value to a balanced diet in meeting the nutritional requirements of young children in the European Union, EFSA has said. EFSA’s...