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About us | EFSA - European Food Safety Authority
Most of EFSA’s work is undertaken in response to requests for scientific advice from the European Commission, the European Parliament and EU Member States.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) | EFSA
Aug 30, 2024 · EFSA's role. EFSA's work on PFAS is essential for protecting public health as it provides the scientific basis for regulatory measures that help to reduce exposure to these persistent chemicals through food. EFSA assesses the risks to public health raised by the presence of PFAS in food.
Webinar: EFSA's re-assessment of styrene safety for use in plastic …
At the request of the European Commission, EFSA has conducted a re-assessment of the risks to public health related to the presence of styrene in plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
Re‐evaluation of saccharin and its sodium, potassium and calcium …
Nov 15, 2024 · Note: A plain language summary of this scientific opinion is available at https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.p221101 Abstract This opinion deals with the re‐evaluation of saccharin and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts (E …
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) | EFSA - European Food Safety …
EFSA accepts GLP studies that are performed in GLP certified test facilities located in an OECD member country or in a non-member country that adhere to the Mutual Acceptance of Data system. The OECD website provides a list of OECD members and MAD-adherent countries.
Saccharin: safety threshold increased | EFSA
Nov 15, 2024 · EFSA has concluded that saccharin is safe for human consumption and increased the acceptable daily intake (ADI) from 5 to 9 mg/kg of body weight per day, in a scientific opinion published today.
Food additives | EFSA - European Food Safety Authority
4 days ago · More than 300 substances are authorised for use as food additives in the EU. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated the safety of the majority of these, while the remainder were assessed by the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Food before EFSA was established.
The European Union One Health 2023 Zoonoses report | EFSA
Dec 10, 2024 · Note: A plain language summary of this scientific report is available at https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.p221202
Chemicals in food | EFSA - European Food Safety Authority
Aug 23, 2024 · EFSA provides scientific advice in the form of risk assessments and other technical assistance on chemicals in food and feed to European Union risk managers (European Commission, European Parliament, Member States).