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EFSA and the EU Member States have finalised the re-assessment of glyphosate, a chemical that is used widely in pesticides. The report concludes that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic...

EFSA will publish the EU peer review of the active substance glyphosate on 12 November in line with previous communication on EFSA’s website. Peer review in the EU In the EU, active substances used in...

A comprehensive review of the available scientific evidence has revealed no indication that isoflavones at levels typically found in food supplements cause harm to post-menopausal women. Isoflavones...

EFSA has derived dietary reference values (DRVs) for iron and copper. The two Scientific Opinions are the latest outputs in the Authority’s on-going work on DRVs. Scientific Opinion on Dietary...

EFSA is assessing the results of experiments carried out in Apulia on the susceptibility of grapevine ( Vitis) to Xylella fastidiosa CoDiRO, the strain of X. fastidiosa that has been spreading in...

More than 600 food safety experts from 70 countries gathered in Milan today for the opening of EFSA’s scientific conference, “Shaping the future of food safety, together”. The delegates were welcomed...

EFSA is reviewing its 2012 and 2013 European Union Summary Report on Trends and Sources of Zoonoses, Zoonotic Agents and Food-borne Outbreaks due to inconsistencies in the data submitted by some...

Nearly 250 scientists from all over the world participate in the poster exhibition at EFSA’s scientific conference. The majority of the posters were submitted by universities, research institutes...

Global changes affect the way people produce and consume their food. One consequence is the increasing risk of new pests and pathogens emerging. The session aims to prepare for the cultural and...

Environmental risk assessment (ERA) is an important part of maintaining a healthy environment and conserving biodiversity. ERA evaluates the potential adverse effects of regulated stressors on the...

Interest is growing in the potential benefits of using insects in food and animal feed, but what would be the risks from production, processing and consumption of this alternative source of protein...