by Embio Diagnostics | Sep 30, 2020 | Pesticide News
EU countries are being urged to step up surveillance and biosecurity measures to guard against possible new outbreaks of avian influenza this year.The warning follows outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among wild and domestic birds in western Russia...
by Embio Diagnostics | Sep 17, 2020 | Pesticide News
EFSA has set a new safety threshold for the main perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that accumulate in the body. The threshold – a group tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of 4.4 nanograms per kilogram of body weight per week – is part of a scientific opinion on the risks...
by Embio Diagnostics | Aug 31, 2020 | Pesticide News
EFSA has begun a major campaign to raise awareness and help halt the spread of African swine fever in south-east Europe.The campaign is aimed at countries that in 2019 EFSA identified as collectively comprising a “region of concern” because of their proximity to...
by Embio Diagnostics | Aug 11, 2020 | Pesticide News
EFSA has assessed the risks to human and animal health related to the presence of glycoalkaloids in food and feed, particularly in potatoes and products derived from potatoes. Glycoalkaloids are naturally occurring compounds found in the Solanaceae family of plants,...
by Embio Diagnostics | Aug 3, 2020 | Pesticide News
The timing of EFSA’s assessment of the safety of dietary sugars has been revised due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the review of the exceptionally high volume of scientific information being considered. A public consultation on the draft scientific opinion...
by Embio Diagnostics | Jul 28, 2020 | Pesticide News
EFSA has completed a comprehensive analysis of the available scientific evidence on bee mortality, as part of its ongoing review of the guidance for assessing risks to bees from pesticides. The report published today is based on the largest systematic collection of...
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