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Antimicrobial resistance shows no signs of slowing down
ECDC/EFSA report “rings alarm bells”, says EU Commissioner Data released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveal that antimicrobials used to treat diseases that can...
26 February 2019
Biological hazards Antimicrobial resistance
Mixtures methodology equips EFSA for multiple chemicals
EFSA has developed a harmonised framework to use across its scientific panels when evaluating the potential "combined effects" of chemical mixtures in food and feed. The approach gives...
Methodology Cross-cutting science Chemical mixtures
25 March 2019
Lumpy skin disease: Balkans outbreak-free in 2018
Vaccination and other control measures have succeeded in halting the epidemic of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the Balkans, new data suggests. EFSA’s latest report on the status of the...
Animal health and welfare Lumpy skin disease
21 March 2019
Salmonella Poona multi-country outbreak linked to infant formula
The multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Poona that has affected young children in France, Belgium and Luxembourg has a common food source – an assessment suggests. Health officials in...
Biological hazards Salmonella
12 March 2019
Antimicrobial resistance shows no signs of slowing down
ECDC/EFSA report “rings alarm bells”, says EU Commissioner Data released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (...
Biological hazards Antimicrobial resistance
26 February 2019
Public consultation: phthalates used in food contact materials
  EFSA is launching a public consultation on the draft update of its 2005 risk assessments of five phthalates which are authorised for use in plastic food contact materials. For the...
Food ingredients and packaging
21 February 2019
Feed additives: online tool upgraded to improve exposure estimates
As of today applicants can make better estimates of exposure to residues of feed additives, thanks to a new release of the Feed Additives Consumer Exposure calculator (FACE). The FACE...
Animal feed
19 February 2019
Salmonella cases in humans: assessing current EU reduction targets
After several years of decline, salmonellosis cases in the EU have flattened out. EFSA scientists say that setting stricter targets for Salmonella in laying hens at farm level could...
Biological hazards Salmonella
18 February 2019
Animal health: harmonised data collection for more effective risk assessment
A report published today marks a step forward in efforts to make the process for collecting data on animal diseases in the European Union more agile. The report proposes an approach...
Data Animal health and welfare Animal health
21 January 2019
EFSA to share data on open-access platform
EFSA has taken a major step towards becoming a fully open data organisation by committing to publish the scientific data it uses for EU-wide monitoring programmes and surveys and many...
Data Open EFSA
17 January 2019

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