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Pesticides: EFSA to examine emergency use of neonicotinoids
EFSA is to assess a number of emergency authorisations granted by Member States for the use of neonicotinoids in sugar beet in 2020. The request from the European Commission covers 21 emergency authorisations of clothianidin, imidacloprid,...
8 December 2020
Pesticides
SARS-Cov-2 variants in mink: rapid assessment published
EFSA’s animal health specialists have contributed to a rapid assessment of the risks to human health from the new SARS-CoV-2 variants related to mink. The assessment, published today...
Animal health
12 November 2020
EFSA advises on risk assessment of engineered gene drives
EFSA’s existing guidelines for the risk assessment of genetically modified animals are adequate for evaluating risks associated with gene drive modified insects. However, further...
New advances in biotechnology
12 November 2020
Rift Valley fever: surveillance measures assessed
EFSA has completed its series of assessments on Rift Valley fever (RVF) with a scientific opinion looking at the effectiveness of surveillance and control measures in the EU. The...
Vector-borne diseases
4 November 2020
Slaughter of cattle: welfare issues assessed
EFSA has published an assessment of the welfare of cattle at slaughter, based on the most up-to-date scientific studies and research. The scientific opinion is the latest in a series...
Animal welfare
Animal welfare at slaughter
3 November 2020
Avian influenza: EU on alert for new outbreaks
EU countries are being urged to step up surveillance and biosecurity measures to guard against possible new outbreaks of avian influenza this year. The warning follows outbreaks of...
Animal health
Avian influenza
30 September 2020
PFAS in food: EFSA assesses risks and sets tolerable intake
EFSA has set a new safety threshold for the main perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that accumulate in the body. The threshold – a group tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of 4.4 nanograms...
Chemical contaminants
17 September 2020
EFSA launches ‘Stop African swine fever’ campaign in south-east Europe
EFSA has begun a major campaign to raise awareness and help halt the spread of African swine fever in south-east Europe. The campaign is aimed at countries that in 2019 EFSA identified...
Animal health
African swine fever
31 August 2020
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
Dietary sugars – new date in 2021 for safety assessment
The timing of EFSA’s assessment of the safety of dietary sugars has been revised due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the review of the exceptionally high volume of scientific...
Nutrition
3 August 2020
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