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Possible mitigation measures for animal health As requested by the European Commission, EFSA focussed on the risk of infection of EU dairy cattle and poultry with the specific H5N1 genotype virus that...
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Between 6 September and 28 November 2025, 442 outbreaks of HPAI were reported in domestic birds and 2,454 outbreaks in wild birds across 29 European countries, according to the latest quarterly report...
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Learn which lectins to watch out for and how simple, time-tested preparation techniques can help you enjoy legumes with confidence.
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Highlights from the European Union One Health 2024 Zoonoses ReportWhat are foodborne diseases? Many people in Europe fall ill from foodborne diseases each year. Severity differs between diseases, and...
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EFSA-deskundigen zullen het meest recente bewijsmateriaal over microplastics bekijken, waaronder de manier waarop microplastics het menselijk lichaam binnendringen en beïnvloeden, hoe ze in voedsel...
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Elk jaar worden duizenden mensen in Europa ziek na het eten van besmet voedsel, waarbij eieren, vlees en kant-en-klare voedingsmiddelen tot de meest voorkomende infectiebronnen behoren. Uit het...
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The Dietary Reference Values tool gives quick and easy access to EFSA's DRVs for nutrients and allows you to easily find values needed to make nutrition recommendations.
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Dioxinen en dioxineachtige pcb's zijn giftige chemische stoffen die jarenlang in het milieu aanwezig blijven en zich in lage concentraties ophopen in de voedselketen, meestal in de vetweefsels van...
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Between 6 September and 14 November 2025, 1,443 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) viruses were reported in wild birds across 26 European countries – four times higher than...
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What’s important to you when you buy food – cost, taste, origin or something else? Join us as we unpack our behaviour at the supermarket and beyond.
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Delta-8 THC is een psychoactieve cannabinoïde die af en toe wordt aangetroffen in producten van de hennepplant Cannabis sativa, zoals hennepbladeren, -zaden en -olie. Het wordt ook aangetroffen in...
