EFSA

January 18, 2019

EFSA: Communicating uncertainty

European Food Safety Authority publishes guidance on communicating uncertainty to complement previously published guidance on uncertainty analysis in scientific assessments

Topics: EFSA, risk assessment, risk communication

January 18, 2019

EFSA: Genotoxicity of mixtures

European Food Safety Authority publishes statement on genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures

Topics: cancer, EFSA, mixture toxicity, toxicity testing

December 14, 2018

EFSA opinion on PFOA and PFOS in food

EFSA scientific opinion suggests revision of tolerable intake values for two perfluoroalkyl substances

Topics: EFSA, fluorinated substances, risk assessment

December 13, 2018

EFSA phthalates working group: 4^th meeting

EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online

Topics: EFSA, phthalates, plastics, risk assessment

December 12, 2018

EU Parliament adopts general food law revisions

European Parliament votes to accept proposed regulatory changes to improve transparency; measures include speed-up of EFSA processes, common register of studies, criteria for confidential business information

Topics: EFSA, European Parliament, risk assessment

December 11, 2018

EFSA FCM working group: 2^nd meeting

EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on food contact materials holds 2^nd meeting; minutes now available online

Topics: EFSA, plastics, risk assessment

December 6, 2018

EFSA plastics recycling working group: 2^nd meeting

EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on recycling plastics holds 2^nd meeting; minutes now available online

Topics: EFSA, PET, plastics, recycling, risk assessment

December 3, 2018

EFSA assesses ‘RecyPET Hungária’ recycling process

EFSA’s CEP Panel considers recycling process ‘RecyPET Hungária’ insufficiently characterized with regard to decontamination efficiency to produce safe recycled PET

Topics: EFSA, PET, plastics, recycling, risk assessment

December 3, 2018

EFSA phthalates working group: 3^rd meeting

EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online

Topics: EFSA, phthalates, risk assessment

November 30, 2018

Omics in risk assessment

EFSA publishes final report on ‘omics in risk assessment’ colloquium; omics tools a ‘valuable addition’ for risk assessment but not yet to be used as a standalone tool; development and endorsement of ‘consistent reporting framework’ necessary

Topics: EFSA, risk assessment, toxicity testing

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