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Glycoalkaloids in potatoes: public health risks assessed
EFSA has assessed the risks to human and animal health related to the presence of glycoalkaloids in food and feed, particularly in potatoes and products derived from potatoes....
Chemicals in food
Contaminants in feed
11 August 2020
Veterinary drug residues in animals and food: compliance with safety levels still high
Data on the presence of residues of veterinary medicines and contaminants in animals and animal-derived food show high rates of compliance with recommended safety levels in the...
Chemical contaminants
Chemicals in food
Animal health
31 March 2020
PFAS public consultation: draft opinion explained
Polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a group of man-made chemicals that includes perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA),...
Chemical contaminants
Chemicals in food
24 February 2020
Veterinary drug residues: compliance remains high
Monitoring data on the presence of residues of veterinary medicines and contaminants in animals and animal-derived food show high rates of compliance with recommended safety levels....
Data
Chemical contaminants
Chemicals in food
13 May 2019
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
OpenFoodTox: EFSA’s new one-click tool for information on chemical hazards
OpenFoodTox is the new EFSA database that provides instant access to a wealth of information from over 1,650 EFSA scientific outputs about the toxicity of chemicals found in the food...
Chemicals in food
Cross-cutting science
Chemical mixtures
Data
18 January 2017
Second EFSA chemicals in food report underlines “crucial role of data”
Pesticide residues in vegetables? Contaminants in palm oil? Traces of veterinary medicines in meat? This report provides an overview of data collected by EU Member States and...
Cross-cutting science
Data
Chemicals in food
15 December 2016
Identifying chemical risks in the food chain: new framework proposed
EFSA has proposed a new process for identifying emerging chemical risks in the food and feed chain using a variety of databases that log the incidence of industrial chemicals and...
Contaminants in feed
Cross-cutting science
Chemical contaminants
Chemicals in food
5 February 2014
Assessing “chemical mixtures” – current approaches and future priorities
People, animals and the environment can be exposed to multiple chemicals at once from a variety of sources, but current risk assessment is usually carried out on one chemical...
Cross-cutting science
Chemicals in food
Chemical mixtures
12 July 2013
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