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The dangers of Ochratoxin A
New Food’s Sam Mehmet speaks with the European Food Safety Authority's Senior Scientific Officer, Hans Steinkellner, to find out about the dangers of OTA.
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EFSA assesses health risk of natural compound found in potatoes
Upon request of the European Commission, EFSA has assessed the health risks associated with glycoalkaloids (GAs) in the Solanaceae family of plants.
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Rapeseed powder receives novel food authorisation from EFSA
After the favourable verdict from EFSA, the proposal will move forward to the European Commission, which will make a decision regarding the authorisation by the beginning of 2021.
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Achieving successful CBD approval – help is here
The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (The ACI) announces CBD Safety Study Consortium which will generate data to assess the safety of CBD.
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Lab insight: Measuring vitamins
What laboratories need to know to measure vitamin content in foods. By Dr John Szpylka, analytical chemist.
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EFSA warns ochratoxin A is a risk to most consumer groups
The EFSA has published a scientific opinion, concluding that ochratoxin A (OTA), a mycotoxin naturally produced by moulds found in foodstuffs, poses a public health risk to most consumer groups.
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Crunch time for UK CBD companies
With the deadline for novel food authorisation on the horizon for UK CBD companies, Shomi Malik, Development Director at The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI), outlines the steps that must be taken to ensure dossiers meet the required standards.
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First cumulative pesticide risk reports published by EFSA
The overall conclusion of the reports is that consumer risk is below the threshold that triggers regulatory action.
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Insects could soon be “given the green light” as a European novel food
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed has anticipated that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is likely to make a decision on approving insects for human consumption in the coming weeks.
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EFSA finds legal pesticide residue levels in 95 percent of samples
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its annual report on pesticide residues found in EU food, including 'browseable charts and graphs' to make the data more accessible to non-specialists.
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EFSA updates OpenFoodTox toxicity database
The OpenFoodTox database, which allows users to better determine the toxicity of substances in food and feed, now includes toxicity data on almost 5,000 chemicals.
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COVID-19: should the food industry be concerned?
With advice from government bodies, industry consortia and workplace authorities looking to prevent further impact caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, New Food’s Sam Mehmet reflects on the outbreak and its repercussions for the food and beverage sector.
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Infections with foodborne bacteria becoming harder to treat, says report
According to the latest report from the EFSA and ECDC, Salmonella and Campylobacter are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and EU member states have recorded increases in resistance to high concentrated antibiotics.
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EFSA highlights consumer food safety attitudes in pre-accession countries
EFSA has added additional evidence to its Eurobarometer on food safety from Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey, which generates insight on consumer attitudes and knowledge of food safety.
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EFSA expands food consumption database
The food consumption database is said to play a key role in the evaluation of the risks related to possible hazards in food, allowing estimates of consumers’ exposure to such hazards.
