EFSA Journal

Info session on “Climate change as a driver of emerging risks for food and feed safety, plant, animal health and nutritional quality”

An online info‐session, held on the 8 th of October 2020, was organized by EFSA to communicate the results of the recently concluded CLEFSA project: Climate change as a driver of emerging risks for food and feed safety, plant, animal health and nutritiona ...

Outcome of the consultation with Member States, the applicant and EFSA on the pesticide risk assessment for meptyldinocap in light of confirmatory data

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance with respect to the risk assessment for an active substance in light of confirmatory data requested following approval in accordance with Artic ...

Outcome of the consultation with Member States and EFSA on the basic substance application for approval of sunflower oil for the extension of use in plant protection as a fungicide on vegetables (common bean, cucumber), Rosaceae (like Prunus, Fragaria,...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance with respect to the evaluation of applications received by the European Commission concerning basic substances. In this context, EFSA's sc ...

Outcome of the consultation with Member States, the applicant and EFSA on the pesticide risk assessment for propyzamide in light of confirmatory data

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance with respect to the risk assessment for an active substance in light of confirmatory data requested following approval in accordance with Artic ...

Pesticide Monitoring Program: Re‐allocation of number of samples considering population changes

In order to re‐allocate the number of samples assigned to eachMember Statein the EU coordinated multiannual control programof pesticide residues, information regarding consumption provided to EFSA in the dietary surveys as well as the latest population in ...

EFSA's activities on emerging risks in 2019

The main objectives of EFSA's activities on emerging risks are: (i) to carry out activities to identify emerging risks; and (ii) to develop and improve emerging risk identification (ERI) methodologies and approaches and iii) communicate on identified ...

Outcome of the consultation with Member States and EFSA on the basic substance application for approval of dimethyl sulfide to be used in plant protection as a non‐lethal food attractant for truffle beetle

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance with respect to the evaluation of applications received by the European Commission concerning basic substances. In this context, EFSA's sc ...

Review of the evidence on bee background mortality

In March 2019, the European Commission mandated EFSA to revise itsguidance document on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees (Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees). One of the aspectsof this revision involvesareview of the evid ...

Outcome of the consultation with Member States and EFSA on the basic substance application for approval of sodium hypochlorite to be used in plant protection as a bactericide, fungicide and viricide on mushrooms, vegetables, ornamentals and arable crops

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance with respect to the evaluation of applications received by the European Commission concerning basic substances. In this context, EFSA's sc ...

Outcome of the consultation with Member States and EFSA on the basic substance application for approval of chitosan hydrochloride for the extension of use in plant protection as an elicitor in horticulture, olive trees, grapes, grass and post‐harvest...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance with respect to the evaluation of applications received by the European Commission concerning basic substances. In this context, EFSA's sc ...

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