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This toolkit has been developed by EFSA to provide further information on EFSA public consultations and ensure that participation and staying informed is easy and clear.

Keeping plant pests out by profiling geographical areas at risk When new plant pests like insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses arrive in Europe they threaten our local plants and our biodiversity...

Find out more about the step-by-step process of risk assessment of imported plant commodities in the EU and EFSA's role.

Food safety: prepared for the unexpected

Established in 2008, the Focal Point (FP) Network consists of representatives from the national food safety authorities of the Member States (MSs), Iceland and Norway, as well as observers from...

Check out our infographic on mineral oil hydrocarbons in food. It shows in which foods they can be found, their potential impact on human health and how different actors in the EU work closely to...

Check out our infographic on some of the findings in our latest scientific advice on the welfare of dairy cows. Our assessments on the welfare of farmed animals provide support for the revision of the...

EFSA has assessed the husbandry systems used in the European Union for ducks, geese and quail, check out our infographic to find out more.

No se pierda nuestro nuevo cómic «X la Fastidiosa, la temible asesina» y acompáñenos en nuestra aventura para desenmascarar a la culpable, laXylella fastidiosa, una plaga que causa graves daños a la...

EFSA may obtain expert opinions and advice in specific cases from Individual Scientific Advisors (ISA) based on a fixed daily remuneration. The ISA scheme complements and supports EFSA’s scientific...

To improve the welfare of farmed calves, the animals should be kept in small groups with sufficient space to rest and given deformable bedding, while the use of individual pens should be avoided...

To improve the welfare of farmed broiler chickens and laying hens, EFSA’s scientists recommend avoiding the practice of mutilation, feed restriction and the use of cages. Two scientific opinions...