Background The EFSA GMO Panel published a guidance document on allergenicity assessment of GM plants in 2017 [1]. The topics addressed were IgE- and non-IgE-mediated adverse immune reactions to foods and risk assessment. For example, the role of in vitro ...
Building knowledge, protecting plant health banne-xylella-2021.png The 3 rd EFSA European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa and final meeting of the XF-ACTORS project will be held online between 26-30 April 2021. The meeting of XF-ACTORS, the EU Horizon 2 ...
Agenda here Summary Following its approval by the European Parliament, the Transparency Regulation was formally adopted on 13 June 2019. The main aims of the regulation are to increase the transparency of risk assessment in the EU food chain, strengthen t ...
Background On 30 January 2020, the EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM Panel) endorsed its draft scientific opinion on the risks to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food (EFSA-Q-2017-00549) for p ...
Agenda Participants Report Agenda Day 1 Welcome and Apologies for absence Participants tour de table Adoption of the agenda Introduction to Relationship Management Project Presentation Introduction to the Notification of Studies Database Presentation Intr ...
EFSA organised a technical meeting with stakeholders of feed additive applications on 14-15 November in Parma. The overall aim of this technical meeting was to discuss questions on the scientific evaluation of applications related to feed additives. This ...
Second European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa Around 350 plant health specialists from around the world gathered in Corsica for two days of intensive discussions on how science can help find solutions to Xylella fastidiosa, the plant pest that is causi ...
Background EFSA is finalising two pilot risk assessments looking at the cumulative risks of pesticide residues in food. EFSA has performed retrospective assessments of cumulative risks for the nervous system and the thyroid using monitoring data from 2014 ...
The third edition of the Forum that took place in Parma, 17-18 October 2019 provided a platform for networking and building relations between EFSA and the registered stakeholders. Participants appreciated this year’s Forum set-up with its onboarding sessi ...
Background Food enzymes can be added to the EC list of authorised food enzymes only after their safety has been assessed by EFSA. The procedures for evaluation and authorisation of food enzymes are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008. EFSA’s Food In ...