The European Commission asked EFSA to provide a technical assistance on the request for a modification of the specification on the solubility of the food additive polyvinyl alcohol (E 1203) in ethanol and its possible impact on the safety assessment. Poly ...
Following a Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notification concerning the use of an unauthorised irradiated colouring agent (brown iron oxide) as coatings of food supplements, the European Commission asked EFSA to assess the scientific validity ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out an exposure assessment of Brown HT (E 155) taking into account additional information on its use in foods as consumed. In 2010, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked to deliver a scientific statement on the increase of risk for public health related to a possible temporary derogation from the maximum level (tML) of deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisins (FUMO) and zearalen ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission, in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, to assess a recent publication on the possible effect of diacetyl [FL-No 07.052] in enhancing β-amyloid-induced n ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to undertake a scientific assessment of the concerns raised in a scientific article that suggested an association between high intake of phosphates as food additives and increa ...
Following a self-tasking request, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a refined exposure assessment of amaranth (E 123) taking into account additional information on its use in foods. In 2010, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrien ...
Following a request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a refined exposure assessment of ethyl lauroyl arginate (LAE) from its use as a food additive, for children and adults, based on revised proposed uses. ...
This EFSA statement is a refined exposure assessment of caramel colours (E 150a, E 150c and E 150d) taking into account additional information on its use in foods as consumed. The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) adopt ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received in December 2011, a request from the European Commission for an update on the possible scientific developments for cloning of farmed animals for food production purposes. The present Statement follows the ...