by admin | Sep 17, 2019 | Embio News, Pesticide News
On the upcoming month, we will be ready to officially release the new version of our BELD applications. For both iOS and Android. With features related with food supply chain, for retailers and producers. Stay tuned e
by admin | Sep 17, 2019 | Pesticide News
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 effects on the thyroid...
by admin | Sep 12, 2019 | Pesticide News
At what age is it safe for infants to start eating pureed and finger foods in addition to breastmilk or formula? We have just completed a comprehensive evaluation of the scientific evidence on this topic, covering infant health, nutritional needs and development. The...
by admin | Sep 4, 2019 | Pesticide News
The publication this week of dietary reference values (DRVs) for sodium and chloride marks the end of ten years of work by EFSA’s nutrition scientists. It started in 2009 after the European Commission asked EFSA to update values last set in the 1990s for...
by admin | Aug 6, 2019 | Pesticide News
EFSA is seeking feedback from interested parties on its scientific opinion about the risks to human and animal health related to the presence of chlorinated paraffins in food and feed. Chlorinated paraffins have been produced since the 1930s for a variety of purposes...
by admin | Aug 2, 2019 | Pesticide News
The pesticide chlorpyrifos does not meet the criteria required by legislation for the renewal of its approval in the European Union, EFSA has said in a statement. The approval period for chlorpyrifos expires in January 2020, and the manufacturers’ application for...
