Retrospective dietary exposure assessments were conducted for pesticides that have chronic effects on the thyroid and pesticides that have acute effects on the nervous system. Exposure assessments were performed using monitoring data collected by Member S ...
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 establishes the rules governing the setting and the review of pesticide maximum residue levels (MRLs) at European level. According to Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, EFSA shall provide within 12 months from the da ...
The Hungarian national food consumption survey on toddlers and children was conducted between 2018‐2020 according to the EFSA EU MENU methodology. Valid data was collected from a total of 1072 participants (overall response rate 75%) 535 toddlers aged fro ...
The Hungarian national food consumption survey on adults (including adolescents and elderly) was conducted between 2018‐2020 according to the EFSA EU MENU methodology.Valid data was collected from a total of 1585 participants(overall response rate 67%)528 ...
In September 2020, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) facilitated an online workshop on crisis preparedness and procedures with Members and Observers of EFSA's Focal Point Network. The overall aims of the event were, in the context of a food o ...
The European Commission requested EFSA to provide scientific advice on the translocation potential by Pseudomonas chlororaphis MA342 in plants after seed treatment of cereals and peas and, if applicable, for a revision of the assessment of the risk to hum ...
In this project we set up a human cell‐based DNT in vitro testing strategy that is based on test methods with high readiness and data generated therefrom. The methods underwent afit‐for‐purpose evaluation that considered four key elements: 1. The test sys ...
CARF (“Ce Are Românul în Farfurie”) (“What the Romanians have in their Plate”) is the dietary survey carried out in Romania in order to collect food consumption data on representative samples of adolescents (356 subjects 10‐17 years old), adults (740 subj ...
Based on the service contract OC/EFSA/DATA/2015/03 CT1, the FinDiet 2017 Survey in adults (18‐64 years old) and elderly (65‐74 years old) was carried out in compliance with the EU Menu methodology. Altogether 10305 subjects were originally invited to part ...
Identification of emerging risks in the food chain is essential if EFSA is to anticipate future needs in risk assessment, in relation to both data and methodology. The objectives and research proposed in the DEMETER project were specifically designed to s ...