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Europe: Vitamin E intake recommendations should reflect other factors, says DSM

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that the current Recommended Daily Amount (RDA) of vitamin E should be replaced by a newly...

Europe: EFSA says acrylamide in food is a public health concern

European Food Science Authority’s (EFSA's) Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) have reconfirmed previous evaluations that acrylamide in food potentially increases the...

Europe: Ebola virus is not transmittable through food, says EFSA

There is no evidence that the Ebola virus can be transmitted through food in the European Union (EU), according to European Food Safety Authority...

Europe: Most food samples containing pesticide residue are within legal limits,...

More than 97% of food samples evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) contain pesticide residue levels that fall within legal limits, with...

Europe: Food bacteria show resistance to antimicrobial drugs, finds EFSA-ECDC report

Treatment options for some of the most common food-borne infections are decreasing, as types of bacteria (called ‘isolates’) continue to show resistance to antimicrobial...

Europe: Institute finds EFSA’s BPA safe level high

After having examined the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) new health assessment of bisphenol A (BPA), the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark,...

Europe: BPA exposure poses no health risks, finds EFSA

Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure poses no health risk to consumers of any age group (including unborn children, infants and adolescents) at current exposure levels,...

Europe: EFSA mulls over ways to reduce acrylamide in food

Scientists from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) met this month to discuss 100 comments with the contributors on acrylamide in food, a contaminant...

Europe: EFSA confirms most food in EU is within legal limits...

More than 97% of all samples analyzed as part of the latest Europe-wide monitoring program of pesticides in foods contain residue levels that fall...

Europe: EFSA launches multi-annual program on International Scientific Cooperation 2014–2016

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a multi-annual program on International Scientific Cooperation 2014–2016 that takes stock of the achievements and experience...