Food Safety Watch

New guidance is available to help food suppliers decide what information to give consumers about storing food and time limits for consumption. Once food packaging has been opened, bacteria can be transferred to food by contaminated hands, surfaces, or equipment....

EFSA is gathering the views of stakeholders in the early stages of our scientific assessment on the welfare of animals during transport in the EU. The assessment will support the European Commission’s current review of animal welfare legislation. The purpose of the...

A sizeable proportion of Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still resistant to antibiotics commonly used in humans and animals, as in previous years, says a report released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...

The latest report on pesticide residues in food in the European Union is now available, giving a snapshot of residue levels found in a basket of products widely consumed in the territory.  A total of 96,302 samples were analysed in 2019, 96.1% of which fell...

EFSA has launched a public consultation on its draft Strategy 2027. EFSA welcomes input from all those interested in having a say on the strategic direction the Authority will take in the years ahead. The public consultation is open until 2 May. Bernhard Url,...

New rules on transparency and sustainability are set to transform the way EFSA carries out its role as risk assessor in the EU food safety system. A new regulation passed by the European Parliament and Council of the EU, which will apply from 27 March, will bolster...

Data on the presence of residues of veterinary medicines and contaminants in animals and animal-derived food show high rates of compliance with safety levels set by the European Union, according to EFSA’s latest report. The report summarises monitoring data collected...

You may have noticed that the EFSA website is looking a bit different. That’s because we have made some changes to improve the overall usability of the site and to freshen up the look and feel.  We have also reorganised some of the information to host changes...

EFSA has devised surveillance strategies that will help countries affected by African swine fever (ASF) to determine  when the virus has stopped circulating among their wild boar populations. The scientific opinion recommends an “exit strategy” comprising two...

Around 1,000 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were reported in 25 EU/EEA countries and the UK between 8 December 2020 and 23 February 2021, according to the latest overview of HPAI in Europe. The majority of the 1,022 detections – 592 – were...