Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector‐borne disease transmitted by a broad spectrum of mosquito species, especially Aedes and Culex genus, to animals (domestic and wild ruminants and camels) and humans. Rift Valley fever is endemic in sub‐Saharan Africa and ...
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on chromium‐enriched biomass of Yarrowia lipolytica as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2 ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance with respect to the risk assessment for an active substance in light of confirmatory data requested following approval in accordance with Artic ...
Following an application from BioGaia AB submitted for authorisation of a health claim pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of Sweden, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was a ...
European Union (EU) agencies (at the moment 12), including the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are active contributors to the EU Instrument for the Pre‐accession Assistance (IPA) programmes through the European Commission (EC) Multi‐country programm ...
European Union (EU) agencies (at the moment 12), including the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are active contributors to the EU Instrument for the Pre‐accession Assistance (IPA) programmes through the European Commission (EC) Multi‐country programm ...
The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) for the European Union (EU). N. maculosa is an oligophagous pest; cultivated hosts include Chrysanthemum, lettuce and other Asteraceae a ...
The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the initial rapporteur Member State the United Kingdom and the new rapporteur Member State Italy for the pesticide active substance ...
The food enzyme α‐amylase (4‐a‐d‐glucan glucanohydrolase; EC 3.2.1.1) is produced with the genetically modified Pseudomonas fluorescens strain BD15754 by BASF Enzymes LLC1. The food enzyme is free from viable cells of the production organism and recombina ...
The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings was requested to evaluate 31 flavouring substances assigned to the Flavouring Group Evaluation 72 (FGE.72), using the Procedure as outlined in the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000. Twenty‐three subst ...