EFSA Journal

Closing gaps for performing a risk assessment on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods: activity 2, a quantitative risk characterization on L. monocytogenes in RTE foods; starting from the retail stage

No abstract available. Keywords: quantitative risk characterization, Listeria monocytogenes, ready-to-eat food, doseresponse model, growth parameter, number of listeriosis cases doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1252 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2014-00025 Adopt ...

EU Insights – Perceptions on the human health impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibiotics use in animals across the EU

No abstract available. Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); risk; farmers; veterinarians; poultry farming; pig farming doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1183 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2017-00099 Adopted: 5 September 2016 Contact: shira.tab ...

Closing gaps for performing a risk assessment on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods: activity 3, the comparison of isolates from different compartments along the food chain, and from humans using whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis

No abstract available. Keywords: Listeria monocytogenes, Whole Genome Sequencing, Genetic Diversity, Phylogeny, Food, Human doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1151 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2014-00026 Adopted: 13 December 2016 Contact: biocontam@efsa.europa. ...

Extensive literature search on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat food

No abstract available. Keywords: extensive literature review, Listeria monocytogenes, ready-to-eat food, prevalence, levels, risk factors doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2016.EN-1141 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2015-00505 Adopted: 28 November 2016 Contact: biohaz@e ...

Foodborne virus workshop

This report describes the outcome of a workshop held jointly by the Food Standards Agency UK and the European Food Safety Authority on foodborne viruses. The workshop gathered together academics, clinicians, veterinarians, food industry specialists and re ...

Experimental studies of T. gondii in the main livestock species

No abstract available. Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii, experimental studies, cattle, small ruminants, horses, pigs, poultry doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2016.EN-995 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2013-00207 Adopted: 4 February 2016 Contact: biocontam@efsa.europa.eu On ...

Relationship between seroprevalence in livestock and presence of T. gondii in meat

No abstract available. Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii, seroprevalence, tissue cysts, risk factors, livestock, review doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2016.EN-996 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2015-00217 Adopted: 4 February 2016 Contact: biocontam@efsa.europa.eu On reques ...

Analysis of the drivers for Ebola virus spillover

No abstract available doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2015.EN-860 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2014-00857 Adopted: 27 July 2015 Contact: pesticides.ppr@efsa.europa.eu Type: External Scientific Report ...

Analysis in food of free and ester bound MCPD, and of glycidyl esters

3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD), and 2-monochloropropane-1,3-diol (2-MCPD), are substances that might be generated in the processing of food. EU legislation specifies maximum levels for 3-MCPD in hydrolysed vegetable proteins and soya sauce. However ...

Uncertainty assessment using the NUSAP approach

Many of the current policy issues that have to be addressed are suffering from large uncertainties, while decision stakes are high. Addressing the uncertainties explicitly in risk assessments becomes especially important when addressing such issues. This ...

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