EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of some of the control measures against diseases included in the Category A list according to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases (‘Animal Health Law’). ...
Following the submission of application EFSA-GMO-RX-016 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 fromSyngenta the Panel on Genetically Modied Organisms of the European Food Safety Authority wasasked to deliver a scientic risk assessment on the data submitted ...
Maize 1507 × MIR162 × MON810 × NK603 (four‐event stack maize) was produced by conventional crossing to combine four single events: 1507, MIR162, MON810 and NK603. The GMO Panel previously assessed the four single events and six of the subcombinations and ...
Between 15 August and 7 December 2020, 561highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus detections were reported in 15EU/EEA countries and UK in wild birds, poultry andcaptive birds, with Germany (n=370), Denmark (n=65), the Netherlands (n=57) being the ...
Context. Avian influenza (AI) is an infectious viral disease that affects all species of domestic and wild birds. The viruses causing this disease can be of high (HPAI) or low (LPAI) pathogenicity and represent a continuous threat to poultry in Europe. Co ...
The purpose of this technical report is to present the methodology that will be implemented to address the terms of reference of a mandate received from the European Commission (EC). This mandate requests EFSA to assess the effectiveness of some of the co ...
Since 2019, EFSA is responsible for collecting, collating, and analysing the avian influenza (AI) surveillance data gathered by Member States (MSs), and for the production of an annual report presenting the results from their national surveillance program ...
Cattle of different ages may have to be killed on farm for purposes other than slaughter (the latter being defined as killing for human consumption) either individually or on a large scale, e.g. for economic reasons or for disease control. The purpose of ...
Since 16 October 2020, outbreaks ofhighly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruseshavebeen reported inseveral EU/EEAcountries –Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Swedenas well asin the United Kingdom.As of 19 November,12pm, ...