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View article: Food systems microbiome‐related educational needs
Food systems microbiome‐related educational needs Open
Within the European‐funded Coordination and Support Action MicrobiomeSupport ( https://www.microbiomesupport.eu/ ), the Workshop ‘Education in Food Systems Microbiome Related Sciences: Needs for Universities, Industry and Public Health Sys…
View article: A Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns
A Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns Open
This chapter recognises that current food consumption patterns, often characterised by higher levels of food waste and a transition in diets towards higher energy, more resource-intensive foods, need to be transformed. Food systems in both…
View article: Everyone at the table: Transforming food systems by connecting science, policy and society
Everyone at the table: Transforming food systems by connecting science, policy and society Open
The European Commission established a High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) to assess the needs and options for strengthening science-policy interfaces for improved food systems governance1. The HLEG concluded that food system transformation, nee…
View article: Analysis of the survey results on EU Agencies operational activities related to the COVID‐19 pandemic
Analysis of the survey results on EU Agencies operational activities related to the COVID‐19 pandemic Open
The European Union Agencies Network on Scientific Advice (EU-ANSA) supports the cooperation between those European Agencies that provide scientific advice on various areas to European Institutions, for the benefit of European citizens. Thi…
View article: Emerging technologies and their impact on regulatory science
Emerging technologies and their impact on regulatory science Open
There is an evolution and increasing need for the utilization of emerging cellular, molecular and in silico technologies and novel approaches for safety assessment of food, drugs, and personal care products. Convergence of these emerging t…
View article: EFSA's expertise supports One Health policy needs
EFSA's expertise supports One Health policy needs Open
During the 21st century, many global health threats have already emerged linked to zoonotic and (re)emerging infectious diseases (e.g. SARS, COVID-19, zika, avian influenza), climate change and environmental sustainability. These health th…
View article: Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns
Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns Open
Action Track 2 works to catalyse a shift in consumer behaviour that will create and build demand for sustainably produced agriand ocean food products, strengthen shorter value chains, promote circular use of food resources, helping to redu…
View article: Regulatory landscape of nanotechnology and nanoplastics from a global perspective
Regulatory landscape of nanotechnology and nanoplastics from a global perspective Open
Nanotechnology and more particularly nanotechnology-based products and materials have provided a huge potential for novel solutions to many of the current challenges society is facing. However, nanotechnology is also an area of product inn…
View article: Regulatory landscape of dietary supplements and herbal medicines from a global perspective
Regulatory landscape of dietary supplements and herbal medicines from a global perspective Open
The number of Individuals that use dietary supplements and herbal medicine products are continuous to increase in many countries. The context of usage of a dietary supplement varies widely from country-to-country; in some countries supplem…
View article: Advancing biological hazards risk assessment
Advancing biological hazards risk assessment Open
This paper focusses on biological hazards at the global level and considers the challenges to risk assessment (RA) from a One Health perspective. Two topics - vector-borne diseases (VBD) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - are used to ill…
View article: EFSA's third Scientific Conference ‘Science, Food, Society’: concluding remarks
EFSA's third Scientific Conference ‘Science, Food, Society’: concluding remarks Open
From 18-21 September 2018, EFSA hosted its third Scientific Conference on Science, Food and Society in Parma, Italy. This paper summarises the overall recommendations on future actions and research priorities of the conference and compleme…
View article: Emerging technologies for food and drug safety
Emerging technologies for food and drug safety Open
Emerging technologies are playing a major role in the generation of new approaches to assess the safety of both foods and drugs. However, the integration of emerging technologies in the regulatory decision-making process requires rigorous …
View article: Implementation of PROMETHEUS 4‐step approach for evidence use in EFSA scientific assessments: benefits, issues, needs and solutions
Implementation of PROMETHEUS 4‐step approach for evidence use in EFSA scientific assessments: benefits, issues, needs and solutions Open
In 2014, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) started the PROMETHEUS (PROmoting METHods for Evidence Use in Scientific assessments) project to improve further and increase the consistency of the methods it uses in its scientific asses…
View article: The European Union summary report on data of the surveillance of ruminants for the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in 2015
The European Union summary report on data of the surveillance of ruminants for the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in 2015 Open
This report of EFSA presents the results of surveillance activities on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in bovine animals, sheep and goats as well as genotyping data in sheep, carried out in 2015 in the EU and in three non‐…