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Health claims EFSA

WEBA health claim is any statement used on labels, in marketing or in advertising that health benefits can result from consuming a given food or from one of …

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Updated claims guidance ‘will benefit consumers and applicants’

WEBEFSA has updated its advice for applicants seeking approval of health claims made on food products. As well as revising the general scientific guidance – …

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Guidance for claims on the immune system, GI, and defence …

WEBThe European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has asked the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) to update the guidance on the scientific requirements for …

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Dietary Reference Values for biotin EFSA

WEBFollowing a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for biotin. Biotin …

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Re‐evaluation of silicon dioxide (E 551) as a food additive

WEBThe EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) provides a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of silicon dioxide (E 551) when used as a food …

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Climate change and food safety EFSA

WEBThe approach – called CLEFSA (“Climate change as a driver of emerging risks for food and feed safety, plant, animal health and nutritional quality”) – is described …

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Dioxins and PCBs EFSA

WEBEFSA publishes its first comprehensive risk assessment of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in food and feed, reducing the tolerable weekly intakes seven-fold …

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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates EFSA

WEBEstimated total intake of phosphates from food may exceed the safe level set by EFSA after re-evaluating their safety. EFSA’s scientists also recommend the …

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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) EFSA

WEBBovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a disease in cattle. It belongs to a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases affecting humans and animals called …

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Revised safe intake for 3-MCPD in vegetable oils and food

WEBEFSA’s experts have used an updated scientific approach to reassess the possible long-term adverse effects of the food processing contaminant 3-MCPD on the …

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Sweeteners EFSA

WEB21 March 2024. 2 minutes read. Share: Sweeteners or sugar substitutes are food additives used to give a sweet taste to foods and beverages such as soft drinks, …

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Sulfites: safety concern for high consumers, but data lacking

WEBDietary intakes of sulfites could be a safety concern for high consumers of foodstuffs that contain the additives, EFSA’s experts concluded in their updated …

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Vector-borne diseases EFSA

WEBA vector A carrier of a disease-causing agent from an infected individual to a non-infected individual or its food or environment; for example, mosquitoes carrying …

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EFSA Advises on the Safety of Aluminium in Food EFSA

WEB[1] Panel on additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) [2] The work of the AFC Panel is now carried out by two new Panels: …

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Titanium dioxide: E171 no longer considered safe when used as a …

WEBEFSA has updated its safety assessment of the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171), following a request by the European Commission in March 2020. The updated …

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Re-evaluation of caramel colours (E 150 a,b,c,d) as food additives

WEBThe ANS Panel provides a scientific opinion re-evaluating the safety of the caramel colours (E150a (Class I), E150b (Class II), E150c (Class III), E150d (Class IV)) …

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