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EFSA at a glance: check out #EFSA new interactive tool
Factsheet
In June 2024, EFSA’s Management Board approved a new Independence Policy, further strengthening the way in which the Authority manages the interests of its scientific experts and all professionals...
Campaign
A broad coalition of partners from across Europe have joined forces to launch today the second year of the #PlantHealth4Life campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the deep links between plant...
Campaign
#Safe2EatEU aims to help you discover more about food safety in Europe and how you can make well-informed decisions about what food to buy, eat and enjoy safely and healthily every day.
Factsheet
EFSA and EU Member States carried out a risk assessment and peer review thereof for the active substance glyphosate. It is the most comprehensive and transparent assessment of a pesticide that EFSA...
Campaign
African swine fever (ASF) is a disease that affects domestic and wild pigs. Although it is harmless to humans, it can be deadly for pigs and has serious socio-economic consequences for affected...
Factsheet
EFSA was asked by five European countries to set a science-based Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for dietary sugars from all sources.
Factsheet
In June 2017, EFSA’s Management Board adopted a new Independence Policy, providing a framework for the management of the interests of its scientific experts.
Factsheet
This summary explains why nitrites and nitrates are present in food, and what EFSA’s experts concluded on their safety.
Factsheet
EFSA’s Panel on Animal Health and Welfare has examined issues surrounding the slaughter of pregnant farmed animals in the European Union.
Factsheet
This non-specialist summary provides an explanation of the main findings of EFSA’s Conclusion on glyphosate.
Factsheet
Acrylamide is a chemical that naturally forms in starchy food products during every-day high-temperature cooking.