EFSA Journal

Statement on the safety of taxifolin-rich extract from Dahurian Larch (Larix gmelinii)

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to carry out a supplementary safety assessment for taxifolin by considering also those population groups which were originally e ...

Statement on the safety of synthetic l-ergothioneine as a novel food – supplementary dietary exposure and safety assessment for infants and young children, pregnant and breastfeeding women

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to provide a supplementary dietary exposure and safety assessment of synthetic l-ergothioneine for those groups of the populatio ...

Protocol for a systematic review on health outcomes related to the age of introduction of complementary food for the scientific assessment of the appropriate age of introduction of complementary feeding into an infant's diet

In 2016, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received a mandate from the European Commission to update its 2009 opinion on the appropriate age for introduction of complementary feeding of infants. In order to retrieve data on health outcomes related ...

Database on the taxonomical characterisation and potential toxigenic capacities of microorganisms used for the industrial production of food enzymes and feed additives, which do not have a recommendation for Qualified Presumption of Safety

No abstract available. Keywords: Systematic review, literature search, safety, QPS, risk assessment, data collection doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1274 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2016-00296 Adopted: 2 March 2017 Contact: FEEDADDITIVES@efsa.europa.eu On r ...

ECDC/EFSA/EMA second joint report on the integrated analysis of the consumption of antimicrobial agents and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from humans and food-producing animals

The second ECDC/EFSA/EMA joint report on the integrated analysis of antimicrobial consumption (AMC) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria from humans and food-producing animals addressed data obtained by the Agencies’ EU-wide surveillance network ...

Machine Learning Techniques applied in risk assessment related to food safety

No abstract available. Keywords: Machine Learning, MLTs, Extensive Literature Search, Decision Tree, Risk Assessment, Food Safety, Case studies doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1254 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2014-00467 Adopted: 29 May 2017 Contact: amu@efs ...

Developing innovative in silico models with EFSA’s OpenFoodTox database

No abstract available. Keywords: In silico models; QSAR, toxicity, risk assessment, NOAEL, LD50, rat, bee, trout, VEGA doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1206 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2015-00170 Adopted: 31 March 2017 Last Updated: 14 July 2017 Contact: sc ...

Statement on the safety of EstroG-100™ as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to update its scientific opinion on the safety of EstroG-100™ as a novel food (NF) in the light of additional information submit ...

EU Insights – Perceptions on the human health impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibiotics use in animals across the EU

No abstract available. Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); risk; farmers; veterinarians; poultry farming; pig farming doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1183 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2017-00099 Adopted: 5 September 2016 Contact: shira.tab ...

Software for benchmark dose modelling

No abstract available. Keywords: Benchmark dose modelling, BMDL-BMDU, Model-averaging, Proast, R doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1170 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2016-00419 EFSA-Q-2016-00420 Adopted: 23 January 2017 Contact: amu@efsa.europa.eu On request fr ...

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