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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have published jointly guidance for a harmonised...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been given access to over 600 datasets for use in its full re-evaluation of the artificial sweetener aspartame, which is scheduled for completion in...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has updated its scientific advice on the environmental safety of genetically modified maize 1507. The Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) concludes...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated the public health risk of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC)[1] and other pathogenic bacteria that may contaminate seeds intended for...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion concluding that consumption of food containing poppy seeds could represent a health concern for some consumers. The Panel...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on the presence in food and feed of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), toxins produced naturally by several plant species, most...

Updated* The European Food Safety Authority has published its third Annual Report on Pesticide Residues, which gives an overview of pesticide residues found in food in the European Union during 2009...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on the 2009 Post-Market Environmental Monitoring (PMEM) report for the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON810...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked to give a rapid response to a request for scientific advice on the safety of pollen produced by genetically modified maize MON810. EFSA’s Panel on...

The European Commission has requested EFSA to review two reports on Bisphenol A following their recent publication by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has completed the first stage of a major piece of work that will provide the scientific basis for the modernisation of meat inspection across the EU. In May...