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EFSA balances the consumer risks from nitrate in vegetables with the benefits of a balanced diet high in vegetables and fruit
EFSA’s Contaminants Panel (CONTAM) has assessed the risks and benefits to consumers from nitrates in vegetables and concluded that the beneficial effects of eating vegetables and...
Chemical contaminants
5 June 2008
Sunflower oil: contamination with mineral oil from Ukraine - Update
The European Commission asked EFSA on 28 April to provide scientific advice on the sunflower oil contamination with mineral oil from the Ukraine that was dispatched to several...
Chemical contaminants
28 April 2008
EFSA opinion on okadaic acid marine biotoxins
EFSA was asked by the European Commission (EC) to assess the current European Union (EU) limits for various marine biotoxins in relation to human health and the methods of analysis...
Chemical contaminants
31 January 2008
EFSA concludes review of new scientific data on potential risks to human health from certain hormone residues in beef
EFSA was asked by the European Commission (EC) to assess any new scientific evidence that emerged since the last risk assessment in 2002[1] relating to the use of certain natural and...
Chemical contaminants
18 July 2007
Aflatoxins in food: EFSA assesses new proposed maximum levels for almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios and advises the European Commission
EFSA has assessed, at the request of the European Commission (EC), the possibility of a potential increase in consumers’ health risks if higher levels of aflatoxins would be...
Chemical contaminants
Aflatoxins in food
2 March 2007
EFSA evaluates ochratoxin A in food and derives a Tolerable Weekly Intake
The Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published today an opinion on ochratoxin A (OTA), a mycotoxin naturally produced by...
Chemical contaminants
9 June 2006
Non-dioxin like PCB contaminant levels decreasing in food and animal feed - continuing effort needed to further reduce possible risks to human health
The Panel on contaminants in the food chain (CONTAM) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an Opinion on non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (NDL-PCBs) in...
Chemical contaminants
30 November 2005
EFSA provides advice on the safety and nutritional contribution of wild and farmed fish
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an opinion on the health risks related to the consumption of wild and farmed fish. EFSA’s Opinion says that there are no...
Chemical contaminants
Metals as contaminants in food
4 July 2005
EFSA provides risk assessment on mercury in fish: precautionary advice given to vulnerable groups
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) published today an opinion regarding the possible risks to human health...
Chemical contaminants
Metals as contaminants in food
18 March 2004
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