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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the keystone of European Union (EU) risk assessment regarding food and feed safety. In close collaboration with national authorities and in open consultation with its stakeholders, EFSA provides independent scientific advice and clear communication on existing and emerging risks.


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Highlights

   The 25th plenary meeting of the BIOHAZ Panel - 12-13 July 2006 - Parma
[4 July 2006]
Minutes
    Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance diazinon
[9 August 2006]
finalised: 23 June 2006
    Focus on the Issues: Nutrition and Health Claims
[4 August 2006]
    Applications under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition
[19 May 2005]
Since 18 October 2004, applications for authorising the placing and use of feed additives in the market, are regulated in the European Union under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is responsible for the scientific assessment of the feed additives.
    EFSA organizes November conference on health and nutrition claims
[8 August 2006]
Nutrition and Health Claims Conference
November 8-10, Bologna, Italy

EFSA will hold a scientific conference in Bologna November 8-10 in order to explain EFSA’s scientific role within the context of new EU legislation on nutrition and health claims. The emphasis of the three-day conference will be on the advantages and limitations of different systems for nutritional profiling as well as on the scientific substantiation of claims. Attendance is limited to 200 people. As EFSA needs to ensure balanced geographical representation and a sufficient representation of the various fields of expertise, it reserves the right to select participants accordingly. More details on registering for the conference will be made available online in September
    EFSA to host ERA seminar on ‘Developments in European Food Law’
[7 August 2006]
Parma, 12-13 October 2006
    Public Consultation of the Working Document on the Development of an Approach for the Environmental Risk Assessment of Additives, Products and Substances in Animal Feed
[14 July 2006]
Invitation for comments: Deadline 31st October 2006
    Call for tender - External support services to EFSA information and publication activities
[13 June 2006]
Published in the Official Journal of the European Union of 10/06/2006 - reference 2006/S 109-115957 , the call for tender is open until 25/07/2006.
    Opinion of the Scientific Panel AFC related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 26: Amino acids from chemical group 34 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000)
[2 August 2006]
Adopted on 4 May 2006. (Question ° EFSA-Q-2003-169)
    Opinion of the Scientific Panel AFC related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 24: Pyridine, pyrrole, indole and quinoline derivatives from chemical group 28 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000)
[2 August 2006]
Adopted on 4 May 2006. (Question ° EFSA-Q-2003-167)
    Opinion of the Scientific Panel AFC related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 18 (FGE.18): Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic saturated and unsaturated tertiary alcohols, aromatic tertiary alcohols and their esters from chemical group 6 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000)
[2 August 2006]
Adopted on 1 March 2006. (Question n° EFSA-Q-2003-159)
    Opinion of the Scientific Panel AFC related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 16: Aromatic ketones from chemical group 21 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000)
[2 August 2006]
Adopted on 1 March 2006. (Question n° EFSA-Q-2003-159)
    Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance dimethoate
[28 July 2006]
finalised: 23 June 2006
    Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance oxydemeton-methyl
[28 July 2006]
finalised: 23 June 2006
    Applications under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition
[19 May 2005]
Since 18 October 2004, applications for authorising the placing and use of feed additives in the market, are regulated in the European Union under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is responsible for the scientific assessment of the feed additives.
    Members of the Panel on genetically modified organisms [GMO]
[24 February 2004]
The Panel on genetically modified organisms deals with questions on genetically modified organisms as defined in Directive 2001/18/EC, such as micro-organisms, plants and animals, relating to deliberate release into the environment and genetically modified food and feed including their derived products.
    EFSA recommends continuation of EU sheep breeding programme to reduce risk of scrapie and BSE
[27 July 2006]
The Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has provided an evaluation of the present European Union (EU) sheep breeding programme for resistance against TSEs (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies) and recommended its continuation with some minor amendments.
    Opinion of the Scientific Panel BIOHAZ on the Breeding programme for TSE resistance in sheep [1]
[27 July 2006]
Adopted on 13 July 2006. (Question N° EFSA-Q-2005-291)
    Call for expressions of interest for a position within EFSA - Database Manager, Epidemiology (m/f) AD 6
[30 June 2006]






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