EFSA’s Panel on Plant protection products and their residues (PPR) proposed a series of changes to current practices in the evaluation of exposure to pesticides through skin contact and inhalation. In particular, it introduced an additional risk assessment …
PotashCorp has closed the acquisition of its 9.5 percent stake in Brazil-based Fertilizantes Heringer S.A. (Heringer) and also concluded a long-term potash supply agreement with Heringer. Fertilizantes Heringer S.A. has been in the market for 46 years and …
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Stuart Slorach, Chair of the EFSA Management Board said: “The approval of the budget for 2006 of EUR 46.6 million represents a nearly 25% increase with respect to 2005. This increased budget, along with the projected staff needs laid down in the 2006 …
Red 2G has been shown to convert largely in the body into a substance, called aniline. Based on animal studies the Panel concluded that aniline should be considered as a carcinogen[3]. Given new scientific evidence, it cannot be excluded that aniline’s …
Top of the agenda for Geslain-Lanéelle, in this first encounter with Undersecretary Letta, were three areas viewed as crucial to the future of the Authority: the Scuola per l’Europa in Parma, attended by more than 130 of its staff’s children, transport …
Investigations to date, have indicated that the most likely explanation is that the presence of SEM (provided its formation is not a consequence of laboratory analysis) could be linked to azodicarbonamide, a common foaming agent that has been in use for …
In its report, the Working Group suggests that current data are insufficient to allow a full quantitative risk assessment of risks linked to folic acid and that scientific developments within this area should be closely monitored. As for other ESCO Working …
To calculate the likely exposure of a person eating a large portion of a certain pesticide-treated food in one day, risk managers use a method known as the International Estimate of Short Term Intake (IESTI). Authorities rely on the IESTI’s ability to flag …
Today the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has received the data of the new study on the sweetener aspartame from the Ramazzini Foundation in Bologna. EFSA’s Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact …
Challenges to nutrition and food and water safety are projected to grow with climate change. While climate change will affect everybody, everyone will not be equally affected. According to the recent WHO publication Protecting health in Europe from climate …
Chairman of the Board, Stuart Slorach was very upbeat about developments, saying; ‘we have now successfully set up the main cornerstones of the Authority within the promised deadlines. To continue with the momentum, it is now very important that we focus …
The Panel found that the currently available data did not require a change to the existing ADIs for the three other colours evaluated – Tartrazine (E102), Azorubine/Carmoisine (E122) and Allura Red AC (E129). According to the Panel, only some children who …
The tropical Morinda citrifolia or noni plant is classed as a novel food under the Novel Food Regulation, which covers foods that do not have a long history of consumption in the EU even if widely consumed in other parts of the world. Derived food or drink …
A comprehensive environmental assessment was not conducted as the applications for GM maize NK 603 concern only import and processing, but not cultivation of the maize. The risk assessment process included examination of: the DNA integrated into NK 603; …
The meeting provided an opportunity to inform stakeholders about the background and scope of the request received by EFSA from the European Commission (EC), to discuss the challenges of data collection and to foster further cooperation with all interested …
Five recent U.S. college graduates have been selected to participate in the 2015-16 Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship to explore the power of music to influence culture and engage audiences overseas on topics of global importance. Through this joint effort by the …
What steps has the FAA taken to relieve the problem of controller fatigue? In 2012, the FAA implemented a comprehensive Fatigue Risk Management System to manage controller fatigue. This Fatigue Risk Management System includes policy and practice changes, …
West Chester, PA - (NewMediaWire) - August 10, 2015 - International Sustainability Group, Inc. (OTC PINK: ISGP) and their affiliate Lotus Holdings, LLP announced that the Company has officially entered into a joint venture agreement with James Young, the …
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