EFSA is looking for scientific experts

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will renew the membership of its Scientific Panels and Scientific Committee in 2024. A call for applications was recently published on the EFSA website.
EU-FORA – The European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme

The European Food Risk Assessment (EU-FORA) Fellowship Programme is a key initiative for ensuring preparedness for future risk analysis needs. Based on the experience of the past six years, the deadline to apply for the renewed programme as hosting site or fellow is 15 March 2023.
Cost is the biggest concern for EU consumers when buying food

The report of the latest Eurobarometer on food safety has been published.
Farm to Fork: EFSA provides recommendations to improve welfare of farmed pigs

EFSA has published a scientific opinion on the welfare of pigs on farm, the first of several opinions on animal welfare to be delivered in the coming year in the context of the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy.
Strengthening governance at EFSA: new Management Board becomes operational
Az EFSA új Igazgatótanácsa 2022. július 1-jén kezdte meg működését. Az új irányítási modellben az összes tagállam képviselteti magát, a civil
társadalom, az élelmiszerláncban tevékenykedő érdekképviseleti szervezetek és az uniós intézmények képviselői mellett.
Detect, Prevent, Report: EFSA’s African swine fever campaign extended for a third year

EFSA continues efforts to stop the spread of African swine fever in Europe by extending campaign for a third year and launches new pilot activities in four countries.
Monkeypox: ECDC publishes rapid risk assessment
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published a rapid risk assessment following an outbreak of monkeypox (MPX), affecting the UK, EU/EEA countries, and North America.
Cannabidiol novel food evaluations on hold pending new data
EFSA’s scientists cannot currently establish the safety of cannabidiol (CBD) as a novel food due to data gaps and uncertainties about potential hazards related to CBD intake.
#EUChooseSafeFood Take Two – second year of joint EU Member States and EFSA campaign kicks off

Building on a successful first phase, a second year of the campaign has been launched to cover a range of new topics.
The latest Summary Report on Antimicrobial Resistance by EFSA and ECDC is available
According to the report, Salmonella and Campylobacter continue to show high levels of antibiotic resistance.