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EFSA assesses arsenic in food
EFSA’s panel on contaminants in the food chain (CONTAM Panel) has published an opinion on possible health risks related to the presence of arsenic as a contaminant in food. The...
Chemical contaminants
Metals as contaminants in food
22 October 2009
EFSA issues advice on marine biotoxins
Scientists at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have concluded that eating shellfish contaminated with marine biotoxins from the yessotoxin or pectenotoxin groups at levels...
Chemical contaminants
26 August 2009
EFSA completes 30 risk assessments on undesirable substances in animal feed
EFSA’s Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) has just completed the final opinion in a series of 30 risk assessments undertaken over the last 5 years looking at undesirable...
Contaminants in feed
Chemical contaminants
15 April 2009
EFSA sets lower tolerable intake level for cadmium in food
The European Food Safety Authority’s Panel on contaminants in the food chain has set a reduced tolerable weekly intake (TWI)[1] for cadmium of 2.5 micrograms per kilogram of body...
Chemical contaminants
Metals as contaminants in food
20 March 2009
EFSA responds to Commission’s urgent request on dioxins in Irish pork
EFSA has today published its statement in response to a request received from the European Commission on 8 December 2008 for urgent scientific and technical assistance following the...
Food incident preparedness and response
Chemical contaminants
Dioxins and PCBs
10 December 2008
EFSA to provide scientific assistance on dioxins in Irish pig meat
EFSA received a request from the European Commission on 8 December for urgent scientific and technical assistance following the discovery of contamination by dioxins in pig meat...
Chemical contaminants
Dioxins and PCBs
8 December 2008
EFSA assesses possible risks related to melamine in composite foods from China
Following recent events in China, the European Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to provide urgent scientific advice on health risks for European consumers...
Chemical contaminants
Food incident preparedness and response
25 September 2008
EFSA opinion on suitable indicators for both the occurrence and toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food
EFSA’s CONTAM Panel has adopted an opinion on suitable indicators for the occurrence and toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food. PAHs are chemical compounds that...
Chemical contaminants
Process contaminants
4 August 2008
EFSA opinion on two environmental pollutants (PFOS and PFOA) present in food
Two environmentally-persistent chemical compounds – perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) – are being increasingly found in the environment, and the...
Chemical contaminants
21 July 2008
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