EFSA Journal

Consideration of Chinese comments regarding the toxicological assessment of nicotine

On 07 May 2009, EFSA issued a statement on the potential risk for public health due to the presence of nicotine in wild mushrooms. Questions about this statement of EFSA were raised by the Chinese authorities. This position was further clarified by means ...

Update on the state of play of animal cloning

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received in May 2010, a request from the European Commission for an update on the state of play of the possible scientific developments on the issue of cloning of farmed animals for food production purposes. The p ...

Statement of EFSA on the possible risks for public and animal health from the contamination of the feed and food chain due to possible ash-fall following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland.

Following a request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a scientific advice on the possible short-term risks for food and feed safety including drinking water, in the wake of the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull ...

Risks for public health due to the presence of chlormequat in table grapes from India

No abstract available Keywords: Chlormequat, grapes, threshold residue, quaternary ammonium plant growth regulator doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1590 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2010-00790 Journal Number: EFSA Journal 2010; 8(1):1590 Adopted: 22 April 2010 Co ...

Bovine besnoitiosis

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asked the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare to deliver a scientific statement on bovine besnoitiosis. Recent epidemiological data confirm an increased number of cases and geographic expansion of besnoitiosis in c ...

Further Advice on the Implications of Animal Cloning (SCNT)

No abstract available doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.319r Question Number: EFSA-Q-2009-00449 Adopted: 23 June 2009 Last Updated: 24 November 2009 Type: Statement of EFSA ...

Consolidated presentation of the joint Scientific Opinion of the GMO and BIOHAZ Panels on the "Use of Antibiotic Resistance Genes as Marker Genes in Genetically Modified Plants” and the Scientific Opinion of the GMO Panel on “Consequences of the Opinion

No abstract available Keywords: Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation 1829/2003, GMOs, GM plants, antibiotics, antibiotic resistance marker genes, safety, food safety, human health, environment, horizontal gene transfer, nptII, aadA. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009 ...

Potential risks for public health due to the presence of nicotine in wild mushrooms

No abstract available Keywords: nicotine, wild mushrooms, cep, Boletus edulis, maximum residue level (MRL), Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, consumer risk assessment, acute reference dose (ARfD), acceptable daily intake (ADI) doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.286r Q ...

Statement of EFSA on the risks for public health due to the presence of dioxins in pork from Ireland

No abstract available Keywords: dioxins, pork and pork products, human health, body burden doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.911 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2008-777 Adopted: 10 December 2008 Type: Statement of EFSA ...

Statement of EFSA on a study associating bisphenol A with medical disorders

No abstract available Keywords: Bisphenol A, CAS no. 80-05-7, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver-enzyme abnormalities doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.838 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2008-702 Adopted: 22 October 2008 Type: Statement of EFSA ...

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