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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Report on Antimicrobial Resistance Raises ConcernsEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reported on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria over 2004-2007. One area of concern is a high level of fluoroquinolone resistance recorded in...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Iceland's Volcano Poses 'Negligible' Risk to Food SafetyEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued scientific advice on short-term risks for food and feed safety in the EU following Iceland volcano eruption, and found the potential risk posed...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
EFSA Assesses Risk of Salmonella from Pig MeatEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has assessed the public health risks from Salmonella in pigs and the impact of possible control measures.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
EFSA Highlights Dioxin Dangers in Food and FeedEU - Eight per cent of feed and food samples tested by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) were found to contain excessive levels for dioxins although EFSA stresses that the results were found in...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
EFSA Opens Discussion on Allergenicity of GM FeedEU - The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has opened a consultation on the assessment of allergenicity of genetically modified (GM) food and feed.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Commission to Tackle Anti-Microbial ResistanceEU - The new European Commission paper lays foundations of discussion to tackle the problem of anti-microbial resistance.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Warning: More Drug Resistance in ZoonosesEU - Better surveillance needed to fight spread of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic infections, particularly Salmonella and Campylobacter, according to a group of health agencies.
Friday, November 13, 2009
EFSA Harmonises Monitoring of Food-Borne ZoonosesEU - The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has reported its aim to harmonise the monitoring of Yersinia and VTEC.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
New Rules for Animal By-productsEU - The European Council has adopted a regulation modernising the EU rules for animal by-products, following a first-reading agreement with the European Parliament.
Friday, June 19, 2009
MRSA Found in Animals but No Threat in FoodEU - The European public health agencies have evaluated methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus. They conclude that food-producing animals such as pigs, veal calves and broiler chickens...
Friday, May 29, 2009
European Commission Proposes New Labelling RulesEU - Action is needed to improve communication about the qualities of agricultural products — to help reconnect farmers with consumers. Quality labelling schemes must also be easier for people to use...
Thursday, May 14, 2009
EFSA Evaluates BacteriophagesEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reports that bacteriophages, viruses that attack bacteria, are effective against specific food-borne pathogens. However, it was unable to state that they...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Salmonella: Commonest Cause of Food-Borne OutbreaksEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their Community Summary Report on Food-borne Outbreaks in the EU in 2007...
Friday, May 01, 2009
Measures to Cut Risk of Importing Animal DiseasesEU - A regulation on the introduction into the European Union of small quantities of animal products intended for personal consumption – a measure that will help reduce the risks of importing serious...
Saturday, April 11, 2009
EFSA RE-Evaluates Ractopamine SafetyEU - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has re-evaluated the safety of the growth promoter, ractopamine, in pig feed.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
EFSA Study MRSA Link of Humans and LivestockEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an opinion on the public health significance of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in animals and foods.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Cooperation Helps Fight Salmonella OutbreakEU - A Eurosurveillance report into an outbreak of Salmonella in Scandinavia has shown that cooperation between the countries can lessen the impact of the incidence.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Recent Human Case of Swine Flu QuestionedEU - Following a case of swine flu infection found almost by accident in a female pig worker in Spain, Van Reeth from Ghent University and Nicoll of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...
Friday, February 06, 2009
Maximum Levels of Vitamin A in Feed RecommendedEU - EFSA’s FEEDAP Panel has adopted an opinion on the consequences for consumers of the use of vitamin A in animal feed, and recommended revised maximum levels in feed intended for the main food producing...
Thursday, February 05, 2009
OIE: Vet Education on the Move to Protect WorldEU - Over 90 of the OIE's Member Countries, for the most part developing and in-transition countries in all regions of the world, have already invited the OIE to conduct an independent evaluation of their...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
EFSA Tracks European ZoonosesEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their Community Zoonoses Report for 2007, which analyses the occurrence of...
Monday, December 29, 2008
EFSA Evaluates Salmonella ContaminationEU - EFSA’s Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection has today published an analysis of the risk factors related to Salmonella in slaughter pigs within the European Union (EU).
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
European Parliament Draft Report on Food LabelingEU - The European Parliament's (EP) Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee recently released its draft report on the European Commission proposal for a new food labeling regulation.
Friday, December 12, 2008
EU Agrees on Pork Storage Aid for IrelandEU - The European Union (EU) member states yesterday unanimously backed an aid scheme, which will allow the storage of up to 30,000 tons of pig meat for six months at EU expense, according to the European...
Friday, November 14, 2008
EU Organisations Unite Over Food SafetyEU - The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the European Food Safety Authority have signed a new cooperation agreement to advance knowledge on food and feed.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
European Food Safety AuthorityUK - The European Food Safety Authority was officially inaugurated at its seat in Parma yesterday.
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