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From:European Social PolicyPeer-ReviewedAccording to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the alarming GM maize and herbicide study by French scientist Gilles-Eric Seralini "is of insufficient scientific quality to be considered as valid for risk...
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From:Nature (Vol. 467, Issue 7316) Peer-ReviewedGreen groups have long alleged that the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) scientific risk assessments of food, animal feed and agrochemicals tend to be too industry friendly. But the criticisms intensified after...
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From:Nature (Vol. 467, Issue 7319) Peer-ReviewedDiana Banati, re-elected last week as chair of the management board of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), has resigned from the European board of directors of the International Life Sciences Institute, a...
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From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 115, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIn an article published in the March 2006 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Soffritti et al. (2006) of the European Ramazzini Foundation of Oncology and Environmental Sciences (ERF) reported that...
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From:Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology (Vol. 19, Issue 3-4) Peer-ReviewedARTICLE INFO Keywords: Traditional herbal medicinal product European regulation Food Botanical ABSTRACT This article summarizes the regulation of herbal medicinal products in the EU with emphasis on traditional...
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From:European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Vol. 65, Issue S1) Peer-ReviewedBackground/Objectives: The EPIC-Soft program (the software initially developed to conduct 24-h dietary recalls (24-HDRs) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study) was recommended...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedIn order to investigate the release of aluminium ions from food contact materials, three different types of uncoated aluminium menu trays for single use were tested with the foodstuffs sauerkraut juice, apple sauce and...
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From:European Social PolicyPeer-ReviewedWith support from the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, the European Commission decided, on 5 July, to ban the import of seeds and beans from Egypt until 31 October. The measure, which comes...
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From:European Social PolicyPeer-ReviewedFrench toxicologist Claude Lambre participated in the re-evaluation of aspartame conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). A member of the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food (ANS...
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From:European Social PolicyPeer-ReviewedAt a public hearing, on 27 March, several experts clearly called into question the draft opinion on aspartame published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). They particularly denounced the criteria used to...
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From:European Social PolicyPeer-ReviewedThe European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) has decided not to oppose a proposed regulation establishing a list of approved health claims about foodstuffs. During a vote,...
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From:European Social PolicyPeer-ReviewedThe European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published, on 8 April, a fourth set of opinions on health claims proposed for use on food products. The 442 health claims concern protection against damage to body cells,...
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From:ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation (Vol. 35, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedMarcel Leist and Thomas Hartung attended the EFSA conference in Parma on September 18-21 (1400 attendees) to inform participants about the use of new approach methods (NAM) in risk assessment. They were part of an...
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From:Nature (Vol. 485, Issue 7398) Peer-ReviewedThree European agencies are fighting to rebut charges that they enjoy an overly cosy relationship with companies and interest groups. The latest twist in the saga came last week, as the European Food Safety Authority...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedExcessive iodine intake is a major public health problem in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria, where animal milk is an important source of iodine. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between...
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From:Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology (Vol. 23, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of death and the leading cause of disability in industrialized countries. Dyslipidemia is a major independent and reversible risk factor for these...
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From:International Journal of Analytical Chemistry (Vol. 2022) Peer-ReviewedThe purpose of this study was to evaluate trace element contents in different medicinal plants used for diabetes treatments by residents in Asir region. Five medicinal plants--Tut leaves (Mulberry), olive leaves (Olea...
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From:European Social PolicyPeer-ReviewedAfter the first stage of a safety review, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded, on 9 November, that one fifth of flavouring substances used in the European Union require further evaluation. The EFSA...
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From:ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation (Vol. 34, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedOn February 24, 2017, ecopa received an official letter from the head of the external relations unit announcing the acceptance of ecopa as an EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) Stakeholder. The activities of EFSA...
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From:Nature (Vol. 553, Issue 7689) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Bernhard Url The job of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to assess what might make food unsafe. That's hard enough. It is even harder when the agency is at the centre of a public debate that...