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Xylella update: still no cure, control measures crucial

EFSA has updated its assessment of the risks posed by Xylella fastidiosa to plants and crops in the European Union. The new assessment provides new insights and conclusions on controlling existing outbreaks of this pest and preventing further…

EFSA opens public consultation on cumulative risk assessment of pesticides

EFSA is carrying out a public consultation on its pilot assessments of the risks posed to humans by residues of multiple pesticides in food. Interested parties have until 15 November to submit comments on two assessments: one considers chronic…

EFSA assesses plant protection active substances containing stereoisomers

In October 2016, the European Commission sent a request to European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to produce an EFSA guidance that addresses appropriate practice for completing risk assessments for active substances of plant protection products…

EFSA issued work plan to review guidance on bees and pesticides

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has outlined how it plans to review its guidance on the risk assessment of pesticides and bees in the EU. As the outline shows, stakeholders and pesticide experts from Member States will be consulted…

EFSA consults on assessments of plant protection active substances containing stereoisomers

In response to a request from the European Commission, EFSA has developed a guidance document that provides the information necessary to perform the risk assessment of plant protection active substances that contain stereoisomers in its composition…

EU Court annuls EFSA refusal to disclose glyphosate data

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) must disclose details of studies on the toxicity and carcinogenic properties of glyphosate , EU judges ruled on last Thursday, cheering campaigners who want glyphosate banned. In a statement, the European…

EFSA: 13 pesticides do not require MRLs review

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) identified 13 active substances (Table 1) for which a review of MRLs is no longer considered necessary, including 6 active substances that were already included temporarily in Annex IV of Regulation…

EFSA: Genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a statement related to the genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures. The EFSA Scientific Committee suggests that first a mixture should be chemically characterised as far as possible.…

EFSA to share data on open-access platform

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has taken a major step towards becoming a fully open data organisation by committing to publish the scientific data it uses for EU-wide monitoring programmes and surveys and many of its risk assessments. In…