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EFSA updates tolerable intake level for dioxins and environmental pollutants

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed previous assessments that dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) – environmental pollutants present at low levels in food and feed – is a health concern. Data from European countries indicate an exceedance of EFSA’s new tolerable intake level across all age groups with the […]

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New guidance on nanotechnologies in food and feed

EFSA has published its guidance on how to assess the safety of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications. The guidance gives practical suggestions on the types of testing that are needed and the methods that can be applied. Reinhilde Schoonjans, a risk assessment scientist at EFSA, said: “This guidance is very timely because it gives applicants the […]