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How can consumers know that some products they buy and consume daily are safe for their health and/or for the environment? Has any Authority evaluated their safety prior to enter the market? During the past months and years, we have seen that some products that enter in the EU market without passing any registration (authorisation) […]
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The 3rdGlobal Pest Awareness Day is celebrated today, 6 June 2019. The main objective of this celebration is to create awareness within worldwide citizens about the pest management strategies currently followed by the professional pest controllers in order to protect the human health and the environment in which the people live. The global aims are: […]
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The presence of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water is an emerging health concern. As climate change and an expanding population place pressure on the world’s water supply, disinfectants are increasingly being used to produce clean drinking water. Chemical disinfectants can react with natural organic matter, anthropogenic contaminants, bromide or iodide present in the water, […]
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This new way of labelling food products pretends to make it easier to choose the healthiest food in the supermarket. For this, the products will be evaluated according to their composition (the amount of sugar, fibre and other substances that affect our health). Based on this, they will be classified with a letter and a […]
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A proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the council on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council directive 90/167/CEE was presented by the European Commissionin 2014 and it is now in the later stage for approval. The proposal legislation aims to regulate the manufacture, […]
Read MoreFor second year in a row the Global Pest Awareness Day will be celebrated the 6 June 2018. The initiative comes from the Chinese Pest Control Association (FAOPMA) (President, Ms Xiao Yung Huang) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Pest Management Association in the USA (NPMA) and the Confederation of EU […]
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EFSA established in 2010 the Network for Risk Assessment of Nanotechnologies in Food and Feed to enhance cooperation, exchange of information and risk assessment prioritisation,between EFSA and EU MS’son nanomaterials. The specific objectives of this Network are to: Facilitate harmonisation of assessment practices and methodologies by sharing best practices of risk assessment, discussing ongoing issues […]
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EFSA has published the report Chemicals in food 2016, which focuses on food contamination by pesticide and veterinary drug residues, and on consumer exposure to two process contaminants of high public interest: acrylamide in food; and glycidyl esters/MCPDs in vegetable oils and food. This report provides an overview of data collected by the EU Member […]
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The bio-economy comprises those parts of the economy that use renewable biological resources from land and sea – such as crops, forests, fish, animals and micro-organisms – to produce food, materials and energy. Europe is setting the course for a resource-efficient and sustainable economy. The goal is a more innovative and low-emissions economy, reconciling demands […]
Read MoreThe 1st Global Pest Awareness Day will take place on 6 June 2017. The initiative comes from the Chinese Pest Control Association (FAOPMA) (President, Ms Xiao Yun Huang) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Pest Management Association in the USA (NPMA) and the Confederation of EU Pest Management Associations (CEPA). The […]
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