All EFSA articles
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NewsEuropean Commission to consult on bisphenol A ban in food packaging
The action comes after the EU’s food safety body identified BPA as a human health concern last year
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NewsEuropeans’ BPA exposure still exceeds safety threshold but levels may be starting to fall
Europe’s environment agency finds that BPA levels in the urine of 92% of adults from 11 European nations exceeds safe limit
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NewsQuestion marks over cannabidiol’s safety in food, European agency finds
Food safety body has already received more than 150 applications to add CBD to food products
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NewsEurope’s food agency changes its mind on titanium dioxide in food
Whitening agent ’no longer considered safe’ as a food additive based on results from thousands of recent studies
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ArticleThe question of EU novel food status
From CBD to nanoparticles, novel food regulation is a complex but necessary process for bringing new food products to market in the EU
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BusinessAustria becomes first EU country to fully outlaw glyphosate
A ban of the controversial herbicide from 2020 has been approved by the Austrian government
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NewsEuropean risk assessment slams neonicotinoids
EFSA analysis confirming harm to bees could lead to an outright ban on the pesticides
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NewsFuran in food worries European safety agency
Levels of cooking contaminant that can damage liver flagged up by food body
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NewsNew database offers one stop shop for food safety hazards
Tool brings together safety information from Europe’s food safety agency
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NewsBattle continues over glyphosate use in Europe
EU remains undecided on whether to renew approval of the controversial weed-killer
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NewsEuropean food safety body to review BPA safety
EFSA will revisit data after studies suggest low exposures affect immune health
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Pepsi sets limit on caramel colouring chemical
Firm establishes legal threshold for the caramel food colouring by-product 4-MEI that California lists as a carcinogen
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BPA use poses 'no health risks', says EU
A European Food Safety Authority evaluation has found the use of BPA in plastics does not cause harm
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NewsNew EU law set to open door to GM crops
Legislation that will let member states ban GMOs expected to ease approval of GM crops by Europe
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EU plan to let member states decide on GM
Draft directive would let countries choose whether to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops
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NewsControversial sweetener declared safe
European food safety panel concludes once more that aspartame is safe after a comprehensive review of the evidence
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NewsReport serves up food for thought for European agency
European Food Safety Agency rebuffs accusations of loopholes in rules governing conflicts of interest of its experts
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NewsAnother pesticide linked to honeybee deaths
Fipronil manufacturer BASF disputes European food agency’s conclusion that chemical poses ‘acute risk’ to bees
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NewsEurope to ban controversial pesticides
Two-year EU-wide moratorium on the use of neonicotinoids to be enforced in bid to boost bee health