Background The EFSA GMO Panel published a guidance document on allergenicity assessment of GM plants in 2017 [1]. The topics addressed were IgE- and non-IgE-mediated adverse immune reactions to foods and risk assessment. For example, the role of in vitro ...
Around 80 stakeholders from Member States, industry, consultancies, academia and European institutions took part in a meeting to discuss two new EFSA guidance documents in the area of pesticides. EFSA scientists and expert working group members presented ...
Stakeholders in the field of pesticides gathered in Parma, Italy to discuss EFSA’s ongoing work to implement cumulative risk assessment (CRA) of pesticides in European Union legislation. The event attracted around 70 specialists from across Europe, includ ...
Experts debate bee health at EFSA Colloquium More than 100 bee experts gathered in Parma, Italy, this week to debate the latest scientific developments on the risk assessment of multiple stressors in bees. EFSA’s 18th Scientific Colloquium was convened in ...
As part of its ongoing commitment to openness and transparency, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is today holding its sixth annual meeting with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the subject of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). EFSA ha ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) held a consultative workshop in Brussels on 31 March 2011 to discuss the views of stakeholders on its draft guidance for the selection of Genetically Modified (GM) plant comparators. The workshop brought together ...
