EFSA publishes all its scientific outputs, including its scientific opinions, in the EFSA Journal. It also issues a range of supporting publications. See also Definitions of EFSA Scientific Outputs and Supporting Publications.
Phthalates are a group of diesters of phthalic acid and have been widely used by the industry as plasticisers giving flexibility and durability to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics. Commonly their uses vary from plasticisers in food contact materials and ...
The current risk assessment was performed in the context of the European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme (EU‐FORA) supported by EFSA and was intended to evaluate possible health risks associated with the consumption of Annona muricata L. (Annona ...
The European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme (EU‐FORA) is an initiative by EFSA, aimed at building scientific capacity in food safety risk assessment in the EU. Current paper reports on the activities of this fellow, undertaken in participation ...
Approval of active substances and authorisation of plant protection products in the EU is made based on a strict risk assessment of the agronomic use of the plant protection products. Regulation 1107/2009 regulates the procedure in the EU with complex pro ...
Unsafe food poses global health threats, potentially endangering consumers. The great majority of people will experience a food‐borne disease at some point in their lives. Ready‐to‐eat (RTE) food is the one intended by the producer or the manufacturer for ...
Novel foods could represent a sustainable alternative to traditional farming and conventional foodstuffs. Starting in 2018, Regulation (EU) 2283/2015 entered into force, laying down provisions for the approval of novel foods in Europe, including insects. ...
Plant protection products (PPPs) are pesticides containing at least one active substance that drives specific actions against pests (diseases). PPPs are regulated in the EU and cannot be placed on the market or used without prior authorisation. EFSA asses ...
The availability of detailed, harmonised and high-quality food consumption data for use in dietary exposure assessments is a long-term objective of EFSA. In 2009, the EFSA guidance on “General principles for the collection of national food consumption dat ...
Data collection is an important task of EFSA and a fundamental component of many of its risk assessment activities. Transparency and openness regarding the way in which data are collected and analysed are underlying principles of EFSA’s operations. This g ...
EFSA was asked by the Commission to prepare an EFSA Guidance document on clustering and ranking of emissions of active substances of plant protection products (PPPs) and transformation products of these active substances from protected crops (greenhouses ...
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