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Xylella update: still no cure, control measures crucial

Date：May. 22, 2019 Category：Markets

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has updated its assessment of the risks posed by Xylella fastidiosa to plants and crops in the European Union. The new...

EFSA gave positive opinion for six‐event stack maize from Syngenta

Date：Apr. 9, 2019 Category：Regulations

Following the submission of application EFSA‐GMO‐DE‐2011‐103 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 from Syngenta, the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms o...

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EFSA developed framework on evaluating chemical mixtures

Date：Apr. 1, 2019 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has developed a harmonised framework to use across its scientific panels when evaluating the potential "combined effec...

EFSA: 13 pesticides do not require MRLs review

Date：Feb. 27, 2019 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) identified 13 active substances (Table 1) for which a review of MRLs is no longer considered necessary, including 6 ac...

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EFSA assesses pesticides’ effects on the thyroid

Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Regulations

The Pesticide Unit of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific report of EFSA on the Establishment of...

EFSA: Genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures

Date：Jan. 29, 2019 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a statement related to the genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures.

EFSA to share data on open-access platform

Date：Jan. 23, 2019 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has taken a major step towards becoming a fully open data organisation by committing to publish the scientific data it...

EFSA gave positive opinion for four‐event stack maize from Dow AgroSciences

Date：Jan. 17, 2019 Category：Regulations

Maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 × DAS‐40278‐9 (four‐event stack maize) was produced by conventional crossing to combine four single events: MON 89034, 1507...

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EFSA set new deadline for completion of pesticide cumulative risk assessments

Date：Dec. 13, 2018 Category：Markets

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has set a new deadline for completion of two pilot assessments on the risks posed to humans by residues of multiple pe...

EFSA consults on the “repair action” of the FOCUS surface water scenarios

Date：Oct. 8, 2018 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)'s Pesticides Unit has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific report of EFSA on the “repair action” of...

EFSA: TKTD effect models for regulatory risk assessment of pesticides for aquatic organisms

Date：Aug. 31, 2018 Category：Regulations

Following a request from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) developed an opinion on the ...

EFSA evaluates necessity of bromoxynil use

Date：Aug. 15, 2018 Category：Products

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was requested by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance under Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2...

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Pesticides in EU food: latest figures remain steady

Date：Aug. 7, 2018 Category：Markets

Europeans continue to eat food that is largely free of pesticide residues or which contains levels of residues within legal limits, the latest monitoring figure...

Pesticide levels in EU food remain steady

Date：Jul. 27, 2018 Category：Markets

The latest annual report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on pesticide residues in food found the vast majority of food eaten in Europe is free from...

EFSA gave positive opinion for three‐event stack cotton from Bayer CropScience

Date：Jul. 26, 2018 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given a positive safety assessment to the application EFSA‐GMO‐NL‐2014‐122 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 ...

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EFSA gave positive opinion for Corteva’s GM maize 1507 × NK603 for renewal of authorization

Date：Jul. 26, 2018 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given a positive safety assessment to the application EFSA‐GMO‐RX‐008 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 from P...

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EFSA gave positive opinion for four‐event stack maize from Syngenta

Date：Jul. 13, 2018 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given a positive safety assessment to the application EFSA–GMO–DE–2010–86 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 f...

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EFSA published Guidance on risk assessment of nanoscience and nanotechnologies

Date：Jul. 9, 2018 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has produced this Guidance on human and animal health aspects (Part 1) of the risk assessment of nanoscience and nanot...

EFSA calls for information on agrochemical exposure

Date：Jun. 27, 2018 Category：Regulations

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) guidance on the assessment of exposure of operators, workers, residents and bystanders in risk assessment for plant pr...

EU evaluates emergency uses of neonicotinoid pesticides

Date：Jun. 25, 2018 Category：Products

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has examined the scientific basis for emergency authorisations of neonicotinoid pesticides which were granted in seven...

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Xylella update: still no cure, control measures crucial

EFSA gave positive opinion for six‐event stack maize from Syngenta

EFSA developed framework on evaluating chemical mixtures

EFSA: 13 pesticides do not require MRLs review

EFSA assesses pesticides’ effects on the thyroid

EFSA: Genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures

EFSA to share data on open-access platform

EFSA gave positive opinion for four‐event stack maize from Dow AgroSciences

EFSA set new deadline for completion of pesticide cumulative risk assessments

EFSA consults on the “repair action” of the FOCUS surface water scenarios

EFSA: TKTD effect models for regulatory risk assessment of pesticides for aquatic organisms

EFSA evaluates necessity of bromoxynil use

Pesticides in EU food: latest figures remain steady

Pesticide levels in EU food remain steady

EFSA gave positive opinion for three‐event stack cotton from Bayer CropScience

EFSA gave positive opinion for Corteva’s GM maize 1507 × NK603 for renewal of authorization

EFSA gave positive opinion for four‐event stack maize from Syngenta

EFSA published Guidance on risk assessment of nanoscience and nanotechnologies

EFSA calls for information on agrochemical exposure

EU evaluates emergency uses of neonicotinoid pesticides

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