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European Food Safety Authority

NameEuropean Food Safety Authority
X106
Y180
LocationParma, Italy
EstablishJanuary 2002
DirectorCatherine Geslain-Lanéelle
MottoTo restore people’s belief in food safety

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and communication on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain .

The Authority’s work covers all matters with a direct or indirect impact on food and feed safety, including animal health and welfare, plant protection and plant health and nutrition.

EFSA supports the European Commission, European Parliament and EU member states in taking effective and timely risk management decisions that ensure the protection of the health of the European consumers and the safety of the food and feed chain.

The Authority communicates to the public in an open and transparent way on all matters within its remit.

EFSA was set up in January 2002 and it is based in Parma, Italy.

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EFSA strikes a blow for cocoa health claims - NutraIngredients.com Tweet this news
NutraIngredients.com--The European Food and Safety Authority (-EFSA-) has struck a blow to the confectionery industry by saying there is not enough ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:23:32 GMT+00:00
European Food Body Refutes Probity Product Claims - NewsTime Tweet this news
NewsTime--The -European Food Safety Authority- (-EFSA-) has quashed claims by leading UK probiotic yoghurt and drinks producers that these can boost the immune system. ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:47:15 GMT+00:00
Activists are dangerous, not BPA - Canada Free Press Tweet this news
Canada Free Press--Both the US Food and Drug Administration and the -European Food Safety Authority- deem BPA to be perfectly safe at existing exposure levels. ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:51:55 GMT+00:00
Food authority chief resigns industry position - Nature.com (blog) Tweet this news
Nature.com (blog)--Diána Bánáti, the chair of the management board of the -European Food Safety Authority- (-EFSA-), who earlier this month found herself at the centre of a ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:05:27 GMT+00:00
Probiotic health claims ruled unproven - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--The -European Food Safety Authority- (-EFSA-) posted its formal assessment of the merit of more than 800 health claims, including widely used assertions that ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:28:06 GMT+00:00
Third Time Not a Charm for EFSA Health Claims - Natural Products Industry Insider Tweet this news
Natural Products Industry Insider--PARMA, Italy�The -European Food Safety Authority's- (-EFSA-) Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) issued its third series of opinions ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:17:11 GMT+00:00
EU food safety chief forced to quit GM lobby role - Axis of Logic Tweet this news
Axis of Logic--However, she has been re-elected as chair of the European food safety watchdog after -EFSA- confirmed she had resigned from 'positions which may create a ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:50:38 GMT+00:00

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