EFSA met with representatives from industry in the context of an ad-ho c meeting on smoke flavourings and flavourings other than substances for use in food and feed. The meeting provided an opportunity for an open discussion about the new requirements for ...
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 ...
On 19 June 2019, staff from EFSA’s FEED unit met with representatives of industry associations, consultants and the European Commission. Participants exchanged views on the update of the FEEDAP guidance on the renewal of feed additive authorisations. The ...
Background EFSA organised a web meeting with stakeholders to present its draft opinions on dietary reference values (DRVs) for sodium and chloride. DRVs guide professionals on the amount of a nutrient needed to maintain health in otherwise healthy people. ...
On 15 May, EFSA met stakeholders and EU Member States to discuss plausible environmental risks associated with the release of gene drive modified insects into the environment. Gene drives consist of genetic elements that can pass traits among sexually rep ...
Background The 4 th meeting of the Stakeholder Bureau took place in Brussels on 14 May 2019. The agenda of the meeting was co-created with the Bureau members and designed with a view to allow space for interaction and questions. The first part of the disc ...
EFSA held a one-and-a-half-day workshop on the implementation of its guidance on the risk assessment of applications of nanosciences and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain. The workshop was an opportunity for stakeholders, EFSA and its experts to ...
The workshop with representatives of the Academia Stakeholder Category was the first event under EFSA’s Stakeholder Engagement Approach (SEA) specifically targeting scientific and technological communities, including scientific societies, universities and ...
The 2019 edition of EFSA’s Roundtable with NGOs took place on 13 February in Brussels. The objective of the NGO Roundtable was to; exchange views on recent stakeholder initiatives, provide the latest updates on EFSA’s activities which may be of interest t ...