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Second cyanide in food opinion – have your say on draft
EFSA is publicly consulting on the follow-up to its 2016 scientific opinion on the acute health risks from cyanogenic glycosides in raw apricot kernels. Tiny traces of naturally-...
Chemical contaminants
27 November 2018
Dioxins and related PCBs: tolerable intake level updated
EFSA has confirmed the conclusion of previous assessments that dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs – environmental pollutants present at low levels in food and feed – is a...
Contaminants in feed
Chemical contaminants
Dioxins and PCBs
20 November 2018
Veterinary drug residues: non-compliance remains low
Monitoring data from 2016 for a range of veterinary medicines, unauthorised substances and contaminants found in animals and animal-derived food suggest high rates of compliance. The...
Chemical contaminants
13 June 2018
Opium alkaloids in poppy seeds: assessment updated
EFSA has updated its risk assessment of opium alkaloids in poppy seeds, confirming many of its previous findings, including the amount of these substances that can be consumed safely....
Chemical contaminants
Chemicals in food
16 May 2018
Revised safe intake for 3-MCPD in vegetable oils and food
EFSA’s experts have used an updated scientific approach to reassess the possible long-term adverse effects of the food processing contaminant 3-MCPD on the kidney and male fertility....
Chemical contaminants
Process contaminants
10 January 2018
2015 veterinary drug residues trends steady
EFSA’s latest data report summarises the monitoring data from 2015, including compliance rates with EU residue limits, for a range of veterinary medicines, unauthorised substances and...
Chemical contaminants
30 November 2017
Furan in food – EFSA confirms health concerns
Consumer exposure to furan and methylfurans in food could lead to possible long-term liver damage. The most exposed group of people are infants, mainly through consumption of ready-to-...
Chemical contaminants
Process contaminants
25 October 2017
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in tea, herbal infusions and food supplements
Exposure to pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food, in particular for frequent and high consumers of tea and herbal infusions, is a possible long-term concern for human health due to their...
Chemical contaminants
27 July 2017
Erucic acid a possible health risk for highly exposed children
Erucic acid – a naturally occurring contaminant present in vegetable oil – is not a safety concern for most consumers as average exposure is less than half the safe level. But it may...
Chemical contaminants
9 November 2016
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