Some substances and agents, used as livestock feed additives, could have an important role to play in delivering sustainable increases in productivity and simultaneous reductions in damaging pollutants. This research project aimed to identify livestock fe ...
At the end of 2011, a study was commissioned by EFSA to the Consortium Nomisma-Areté, with the objective of gathering consumption data for “energy” drinks (ED) in specific consumer groups (adults, adolescents and children) in EU. The study also aims at es ...
No abstract available Keywords: Crisis preparedness, urgent request, urgent response, training strategy, simulation scenario doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2013.EN-388 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2011-01106 Adopted: 9 January 2013 On request from: EFSA Type: Exte ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is charged with coordinating the annual reporting of zoonoses, zoonotic agents, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and food-borne outbreaks in the European Union under the Directive 2003/99/EC as well as analysing and ...
Aflatoxin (AF) contamination in maize is of worldwide importance. Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus are the principal fungi responsible for AF production. Based on the current literature, AFs are not considered a problem in wheat and rice at harvest a ...
The additive rosemary extract liquid of natural origin is intended to be used as a technological additive (antioxidant) in feed for dogs and cats. The FEEDAP Panel assessed the data provided by the applicant in the technical dossier. During the course of ...
As a part of improving risk preparedness, EFSA organised the IV crisis simulation exercise involving the participation of a number of key stakeholders to identify the best way to deal with the consequences of a new biohazard contaminating the feed/food ch ...
Data collection is an important task of EFSA and a fundamental component of risk assessment (Articles 22 and 23 of regulation EC No 178/2002). The Guidance on Standard Sample Description for Food and Feed and The Guidance on Data Exchange (both were devel ...
Endosulfan is a pesticide currently not authorised in the European Union and regulated as an undesirable substance in animal feed. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to assess recent information on the toxicity ...
Within the Service-level agreement (SLA), EFSA and JRC have extended the threat detection system MedISys to food & feed hazards. The media coverage of MedISys has been extended by 300 sources (task 1a of SLA). Over 200 filters for common food & fe ...