The European Food Safety Authority’s European Scientific Network on Microbiological Risk Assessment recently convened for its 22nd meeting to discuss various national efforts related to microbial food safety hazards such as prevalent foodborne pathogens, mycotoxins, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and other risks.
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) 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 Center for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Food Safety Authority recently released a report that showed that a large amount of Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still resistant to antibiotics used for humans and animals.
Companies in the EU now need to submit studies to the European Food Safety Authority to prove that its new food additive, pesticide, or genetically modified organism is safe.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will be providing advice to support a future EU-wide system for nutrition labeling of foods, including conditions for nutrition and health claims.
