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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 has published a scientific opinion on the welfare of pigs on farm. It provides detailed suggestions to improve the welfare of all categories of farmed pigs kept in the most relevant husbandry...
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EFSA is looking for organisations that can develop and deliver specialised training courses on specific aspects of chemical risk assessment, dietary exposure assessment, and related tools. Scientists...
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The campaign ‘Stop African swine fever’ has been extended for the third consecutive year. It is run in partnership with local authorities in eighteen countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
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EFSA’s scientists cannot currently establish the safety of cannabidiol (CBD) as a novel food due to data gaps and uncertainties about potential hazards related to CBD intake.
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Draft scientific opinion on copper in food is open for comments until 1 August 2022 – have your say!
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ECDC has published a rapid risk assessment following an outbreak of monkeypox; EFSA is not aware of any reports of infections in animals in the EU.
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EFSA and ECDC have updated their assessment, published in April 2022, of the multi-country outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to chocolate products by a company in its...
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Feedback from two public consultations has helped EFSA’s scientists prioritise reassessments of plasticiser substances used in food contact materials (FCMs) and define a protocol for assessing...
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A new timeline has been drawn up for the final steps in the re-evaluation of glyphosate. The new schedule follows public consultations which attracted an unprecedented number of comments.