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What’s the difference between a ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ date on my food labels? Should I be concerned about food additives? These are some of the questions asked by European consumers that the...
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EFSA was asked by five European countries to set a science-based Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for dietary sugars from all sources.
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In June 2017, EFSA’s Management Board adopted a new Independence Policy, providing a framework for the management of the interests of its scientific experts.
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This summary explains why nitrites and nitrates are present in food, and what EFSA’s experts concluded on their safety.
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EFSA’s Panel on Animal Health and Welfare has examined issues surrounding the slaughter of pregnant farmed animals in the European Union.
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This non-specialist summary provides an explanation of the main findings of EFSA’s Conclusion on glyphosate.
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Acrylamide is a chemical that naturally forms in starchy food products during every-day high-temperature cooking.
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Caffeine is a naturally occurring chemical compound found in plant constituents such as coffee and cocoa beans, tea leaves, and the kola nut.
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EFSA’s experts estimated the exposure to BPA from dietary and non-dietary sources, and assessed the human health risks posed by exposure to BPA.
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Antimicrobial resistance(AMR) is resistance of a bacterium to an antimicrobial to which it was previously sensitive.