The European Union Agencies Network for Scientific Advice (EU-ANSA) consists of technical and regulatory agencies that provide scientific advice to EU policymakers; these agencies are thus both a source and a user of knowledge. The scientific evidence that underpins the agencies' scientific...

The European Union Agencies Network for Scientific Advice (EU-ANSA) consists of technical and regulatory agencies that provide scientific advice to EU policymakers; these agencies are thus both a source and a user of knowledge. The scientific evidence that underpins the agencies' scientific...

Zoonózy jsou infekce nebo onemocnění, k jejichž přenosu může dojít přímo nebo nepřímo mezi zvířaty a lidmi, například konzumací kontaminovaných potravin nebo kontaktem s nakaženými zvířaty.

The data on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria in 2015, submitted by 28 EU Member States (MSs), were jointly analysed by EFSA and ECDC. Resistance in zoonotic Salmonella and Campylobacter from humans, animals and food, and resistance in indicator Escherichia coli as well...

EFSA evaluates the safety of genetically modified (GM) plants - such as maize, soybeans, cotton and oilseed rape - before these plants are authorised for import into the EU for use as food or feed or for cultivation.

Crops that have been treated with pesticides may contain chemical residues. To ensure that pesticides are used correctly and their residues do not pose a risk to consumers, legal limits are set in EU legislation.

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) have set up a number of decentralised Agencies to carry out specific legal, technical or scientific tasks within the European Union (EU agencies - The way ahead, European Union, 2011). The Heads of EU Agencies Network (HOA) has...

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) have set up a number of decentralised Agencies to carry out specific legal, technical or scientific tasks within the European Union (EU agencies - The way ahead, European Union, 2011). The Heads of EU Agencies Network (HOA) has...

The issue of epigenetic changes and their impact on human health and life span was prominently discussed at EFSA's second scientific conference 'Shaping the future of food safety, together' in Milan. Epigenetic changes are molecular changes mainly in chromatin, such as DNA methylation, histone...