Committed to the involvement of stakeholders in the risk assessment process, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and its Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) published today a draft guidance document for the risk assessment of ge ...
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) has published today an opinion relating to the evaluation of allergenic foods for labelling purposes. The Panel concluded that there is ample ...
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) has published today an opinion on genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape GT73. The Panel has concluded that the herbicide-tolerant GM oilseed rape GT73 is ...
Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds. Avian influenza viruses are rarely transmitted from birds to humans, and when this occurs, direct contact with infected live birds is the main source of infection. In a statement issued today, WHO has con ...
"These opinions have been requested as the first of a series of risk assessments of different GM plant varieties,” said Dr. Harry Kuiper, Chair of the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). “Our Scientific Panel was recently asked ...