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Xylella: host plant database updated
EFSA has completed two pieces of work that substantially expand knowledge and understanding of Xylella fastidiosa, the plant pathogen that is attacking fruit trees and other plants in parts of Europe. The agency has published the latest update of...
10 September 2018
Plant health Xylella fastidiosa
European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2018
Mark your calendar for this year’s European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD). European Antibiotic Awareness Day takes place ever year on 18 November to raise awareness about the threat...
Corporate
12 November 2018
Food safety: simplified approach to make food donations easier
EFSA has developed a new food safety management approach that makes it simpler for small retailers to donate food. The simplified system would mean that retailers are not required to...
Biological hazards
7 November 2018
Multi-country outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to consumption of salmon products
Ready-to-eat salmon products, such as cold-smoked and marinated salmon, are the likely source of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has affected Denmark, Germany and France...
Biological hazards Listeria
25 October 2018
Lumpy skin disease in cattle: from containment to elimination
EFSA has assessed the most effective strategies for eliminating lumpy skin disease (LSD) now that the outbreaks in south-eastern Europe have been contained.  A report published today...
Animal health and welfare Lumpy skin disease
16 October 2018
EFSA Focal Points: a decade of networking for European food safety
For the past 10 years EFSA's Focal Points have been acting as ambassadors in EU Member States and operating as a network of cross-border collaboration on food safety. To mark the...
Scientific cooperation
15 October 2018
Public consultation: Guidance on feed additives and the environment
EFSA has launched a public consultation on its draft guidance for assessing the safety of feed additives for the environment. The guidance document is intended to help applicants...
Animal feed
8 October 2018
EFSA conference closes: ‘Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate’
“The main message for me was ‘collaborate, collaborate, collaborate’, because it is not enough to have good science,” said Bernhard Url, EFSA’s Executive Director, following the agency...
Corporate
21 September 2018
Science, food, society: EFSA conference 2018 – day 3
Following yesterday’s focus on advancing risk assessment science, today’s break-out sessions address equally challenging topics, such as engaging with society, managing evidence, and...
Corporate
20 September 2018
Science, food, society: EFSA conference 2018 – day 2
After putting risk assessment in a societal context during yesterday’s opening plenary, the EFSA Conference today focuses on advancing risk assessment science. In four break-out...
Corporate
19 September 2018

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