A systematic review of in silico and in vitro digestibility tests has been undertaken which identified a lack of harmonised test conditions that made comparison of test results difficult. Specific issues that should be considered further include a need fo ...
Whilst omics technologies may have major implications for EFSA’s scientific activities, it is not clear to what extent they can be integrated in risk assessment. The main objectives of this project included a review of the state of the art of omics techno ...
This report reviews current scientific literature and risk assessment frameworks for assessing food and feed safety of GM plants, in cases where the comparative approach, as applied by EFSA, may not be fully applicable. This may apply to a range of GM tra ...
Risk assessment of chemicals in food and feed is a major activity of EFSA, covering the work of many units and panels, including: food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) (2005-2008), food additives and nutrien ...
At the end of 2011, a study was commissioned by EFSA to the Consortium Nomisma-Areté, with the objective of gathering consumption data for “energy” drinks (ED) in specific consumer groups (adults, adolescents and children) in EU. The study also aims at es ...
No abstract available Keywords: Crisis preparedness, urgent request, urgent response, training strategy, simulation scenario doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2013.EN-388 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2011-01106 Adopted: 9 January 2013 On request from: EFSA Type: Exte ...
To support environmental risk assessment of genetically modified (GM) crops in the European Union, this project provides a detailed overview of the arthropod fauna in arable crops across Europe. In a systematic literature search, relevant publications wer ...
Aflatoxin (AF) contamination in maize is of worldwide importance. Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus are the principal fungi responsible for AF production. Based on the current literature, AFs are not considered a problem in wheat and rice at harvest a ...
As a part of improving risk preparedness, EFSA organised the IV crisis simulation exercise involving the participation of a number of key stakeholders to identify the best way to deal with the consequences of a new biohazard contaminating the feed/food ch ...
Within the Service-level agreement (SLA), EFSA and JRC have extended the threat detection system MedISys to food & feed hazards. The media coverage of MedISys has been extended by 300 sources (task 1a of SLA). Over 200 filters for common food & fe ...