Among the tasks of EFSA, according to its founding regulation (Regulation (EC) No 178/2002), there is the establishment of a system of Networks of organisations operating in the fields within EFSA's mission, the objective being to facilitate a scient ...
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to review the scientific comments received on the Scientific Opinion of the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) on the scientific substantiation of a health claim r ...
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to review the scientific comments received on the Scientific Opinion of the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) on the scientific substantiation of a health claim r ...
The EFSA Scientific Network on bovine spongiform encephalopathies and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (BSE‐TSE) held its 15thmeeting on 7‐8October 2020 as a web‐meeting. The meeting served as an opportunity to exchange scientific informati ...
Since 1 August 2019, a multi‐country outbreak, caused by Salmonella Typhimurium ST19 and S. Anatum ST64, has affected three European Union (EU) countries, the United Kingdom and Canada. As of 20 October 2020, 123 cases of S. Typhimurium ST19 and one case ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from interested parties on a draft scientific opinion on the safety of chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) subject to thermal processing in relation to the formation ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) identified the need to provide further clarification on the scientific and technical guidance for the preparation and presentation of an application for authorisation of an infant and/or follow‐on formula manufact ...
This technical report presents the outcome of the public consultation on a draft protocol for assessing exposure to sweeteners. It includes an overview of the comments received and the general responses from EFSA. The protocol was developed by the EFSA Pa ...
Thisguidanceis specifically aimed at guiding the reporting of information to EFSA under the framework of Regulation(EC) No 999/2001. The technical aspects for the reporting of surveillance data on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in bovine animals, scrapi ...
Bisphenol S (BPS) is currently authorised under Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 to be used as a monomer in plastic food contact materials (FCM)with a Specific Migration Limit (SML) of 0.05 mg/kg food.The European Commission (EC) asked EFSA to assess the impact ...