EFSA: Guidelines on public consultations

EFSA publishes guidelines it follows when consulting on its scientific outputs

EFSA Nano Network report 2017

EFSA’s Network for Risk Assessment of Nanotechnologies in Food and Feed contributes to draft nano-guidance; annual report now available online

Opinion: EFSA’s draft nano-guidance too broad

Nanotechnology Industries Association comments on EFSA’s draft guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials, deems scope too general and requirements too conservative

EFSA working group on phthalates: 1st meeting

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

EFSA working group on FCMs: 28th meeting

Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on food contact materials now available online

EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 21st meeting

Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online

EFSA assesses 2 more PET recycling processes

EFSA’s CEF Panel considers PET made from recycling processes ‘EstPak Plastik’ and ‘Concept Plastic Packaging’ safe for use in food contact articles for all types of foodstuffs under certain conditions

CEF Panel: 73rd plenary meeting

EFSA’s CEF Panel discusses plastic recycling processes and new mandates for evaluating food contact substances at 73rd plenary meeting held January 23-25, 2018

Colloquium on omics in risk assessment

EFSA holds scientific colloquium on the use of omics in risk assessment of food and feed products, April 24-25, 2018 in Berlin; registration now open, spaces limited

EFSA: Outcome of public consultation on genotoxicity evaluation

EFSA report summarizes comments received regarding genotoxicity assessment of chemicals in food and feed