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Microbiota analysis for risk assessment

The EFSA published on May 2022 an article related to the project  “Microbiota analysis for risk assessment: evaluation of hazardous dietary substances and its potential role on the gut microbiome variability and dysbiosis in a special issue dedicated to the European Food Risk assessment (EU-FOR A) program.

EFSA published the definitive version of its advice on nutrient profiling: the next steps are up to the Commission

The publication of the advice follows the public consultation to which the draft, endorsed in October 2021, had been submitted.

Probiota 2022, Copenhagen

Probiota 2022 will bring together the best speakers from international academia, industry, and the regulators. The event takes place in Copenhagen from today to wednesday.

Focus on the blurry regulatory situation of edible insects in the UK

Over the course of 2021, the EU authorized a number of edible insects as Novel Foods. What is the post-Brexit situation in the UK?

Safety of oil from Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC strain 20889) as a Novel Food (NF)

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the safety of Schizochytrium sp. oil as a Novel Food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

EFSA practical arrangements related to the health claim procedure

On 25 January, 2022 the EFSA organized a webinar to introduce new services, processes for the health claim procedure following the implementation of  the EU’s Transparency Regulation (2019/1381)  (TR).

25 January 2022: EFSA webinar on new application procedure for health claims

On January 25, from 11.00  to 12.30, the EFSA is holding a public webinar to explain the new application procedure for health

25 January 2022 : EFSA webinar on new application procedure for health claims

On January 25, from 11. 00  to 12.30, the EFSA is holding a public webinar to explain the new application procedure for health claims, following the implementation since 27 March 2021 of the EU regulation 2019/1381 known as the Transparency Regulation.

The EFSA Opinion draft on front-of-pack nutrition labelling and nutrient profiles is open for public consultation

The document advises the European Commission on two pillars of the Farm to Fork strategy.

Insect-based food: the upcoming authorization of Locusta migratoria and the state of the art of the field

In October 2021, the draft of the EU regulation authorizing Locusta migratoria as a novel food was approved by the PAFF Committee within the European Commission. The regulation should be adopted in the weeks to come.

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