The European Commission has recently updated its import controls regulation to increase checks for aflatoxins, pesticides, and microbiological contaminants.
The EU experienced more food safety notifications through its online Rapid Alert System for Food and Food Network in 2021 than in years prior, with pesticides, food contact materials, and fraud highlighted in a Administrative Assistance and Cooperative Network
report.
The European Food Safety Commission (EFSA) has published guidelines for reporting whole genome sequencing (WGS) data to its One Health WGS System, which will support outbreak investigations and other EFSA activities.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced that it cannot determine the safety of cannabidiol as a novel food, citing significant knowledge gaps and several causes for concern.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a concept paper that outlines the agency’s future work and goals for improving risk communication across the EU food safety system.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently published a report that examines the risk assessment process of microorganisms used as pesticides, which may provide a solution for a more sustainable food system.
The European Commission released a report on EU Member States’ official controls in 2019–2020, highlighting areas for improvement in relation to food safety.
The EU is conducting a report to analyze the legality and rationale of subjecting all imported agricultural and agri-food products to EU health and environmental standards, to which the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has submitted its concerns.
