Segnalazione da Efsa-Aesa Newsletter

EFSA in focus: Animals – Issue 9 is now available.

• Towards a more modern meat inspection system in Europe
• EFSA and ECDC review scientific evidence on possible links between TSEs in animals and humans
• EFSA assesses welfare risks to animals during transport
• EFSA reviews BSE/TSE infectivity in small ruminant tissues
• EFSA looks at welfare implications of collecting feathers from live geese
• EFSA’s outlook for 2011
• Ensuring excellence in EFSA’s scientific decision making
• How prepared is EFSA for urgent requests for scientific advice?
• Risk of Salmonella contamination of chicken carcasses varies across EU
• Sensitivity of BSE monitoring under scrutiny
• EFSA and ECDC issue 2009 report on zoonoses and foodborne outbreaks in the EU
• EFSA’s 2011 Work Plan
• The challenge of describing food: scientific colloquium report available
• A compilation of EFSA scientific outputs from 2010
• EFSA consults on its guidance for assessing biomass used as animal feed

EFSA in focus: Food – Issue 9 is now available.

• EFSA assesses possible health risk for children from nitrate in leafy vegetables
• EFSA and ECDC review scientific evidence on possible links between TSEs in animals and humans
• EFSA reviews BSE/TSE infectivity in small ruminant tissues
• EFSA’s outlook for 2011
• Ensuring excellence in EFSA’s scientific decision making
• EFSA explains use of its new food consumption database
• EFSA reviews two publications on the safety of artificial sweeteners
• EFSA revises assessment of consumer exposure to steviol glycosides
• How prepared is EFSA for urgent requests for scientific advice?
• Risk of Salmonella contamination of chicken carcasses varies across EU
• Sensitivity of BSE monitoring under scrutiny
• EFSA and ECDC issue 2009 report on zoonoses and foodborne outbreaks in the EU
• Stakeholder workshop on non-plastic food contact materials
• EFSA and industry exchange views on guidance on gut and immune function health claims
• EFSA’s 2011 Work Plan
• The challenge of describing food: scientific colloquium report available
• A compilation of EFSA scientific outputs from 2010
• Call for scientific data on opium alkaloids in poppy seeds
• Reporting on EFSA’s call for data on perfluoroalkylated substances in food
• EFSA launches public consultation on guidance for the risk assessment of nanomaterials in food and feed
• EFSA seeks views on its updated guidance for assessing the risks of GMMs

 EFSA in focus: Plants – Issue 9 is now available.

• EFSA addresses EU Council Guidelines for EC coordination of pest risk analyses process
• EFSA’s outlook for 2011
• Ensuring excellence in EFSA’s scientific decision making
• How prepared is EFSA for urgent requests for scientific advice?
• EFSA engages in open debate on GMOs in the European Parliament
• EFSA holds consultative workshop with stakeholders on draft guidance for GM plant comparators
• Scientific network for plant health risk assessment meets in Parma
• EFSA’s 16th Scientific Colloquium - Plant Health
• EFSA’s 2011 Work Plan
• The challenge of describing food: scientific colloquium report available
• A compilation of EFSA scientific outputs from 2010
• EFSA seeks views on its updated guidance for assessing the risks of GMMs