Latest updates for European Food Safety Authority (Efsa)

Fresh curated links around European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are collected here so marketers can spot useful updates and turn timely ideas into posts faster.

Recent items include:

  • EU countries test safety of plant-based products
  • EU Lowers Safe Level of Exposure to TFA, a PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ in Water, Food
  • Four emerging risks identified in EFSA report

Post angles to try

Share the most useful takeaway for your audience.
Turn one article into a quick practical checklist.
Ask your audience how this shift affects their work.
Turn angles into scheduled posts

Fresh articles and ideas

Recent curated links from global sources. Generate one free draft from any story, then use SocialBu to schedule and refine your content calendar.

foodsafetynews.com /3 weeks ago

EU countries test safety of plant-based products

Food agencies from 15 European countries have assessed the safety of plant-based alternatives, finding sporadic contamination.The report, published by the European Food Safety Auth...

Read source
food-safety.com /1 month ago

EU Lowers Safe Level of Exposure to TFA, a PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ in Water, Food

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) lowered the acceptable daily intake for trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) to a quarter of the previously established level, and also set an acute...

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Four emerging risks identified in EFSA report

Bongkrekic acid and the illegal use of a substance to give the appearance of fish freshness were examples of emerging risks discussed in a recent report about problems in Europe in...

Read source
food-safety.com /1 month ago

EFSA Cites Significant Data Gaps in Risk Assessment for Emerging Brominated Flame Retardants in Food

The European Food Safety Authority published an updated scientific opinion on emerging and novel brominated flame retardants in food. Insufficient data prevented full risk assessme...

Read source
food-safety.com /1 week ago

Q&A: EFSA Explains New EU WGS Data-Sharing Requirements for Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Regulation (EU) 2025/179, which came into effect on August 23, requires EU Member States to conduct WGS on five key pathogens during foodborne illness outbreak investigations. An i...

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /3 weeks ago

Report assesses food controls in Norway and Iceland

An analysis of official controls in Norway and Iceland has revealed effective oversight overall with some recurring weaknesses. Norway and Iceland are part of the European Free Tra...

Read source
food-safety.com /6 days ago

EU Expands Maximum Levels for Three Contaminants in Infant and Baby Foods

Regulation (EU) 2026/1825 expands MLs for 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) and glycidyl fatty acid esters, and Regulation (EU) 2026/1890 establishes new MLs for furan, 2-methylfura...

Read source
food-safety.com /22 hours ago

EU Proposes Maximum Limits for Cereulide in Infant Formula

Prompted by a global food safety incident and infant formula recalls spanning 99 countries, the European Commission has drafted a regulation that would set a limit of 1 µg/kg cereu...

Read source
natlawreview.com /3 weeks ago

Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) – July Update

EUROPEAN UNION EU – EFSA lowers acceptable daily intake of trifluoroacetic acid (‘TFA’). The European Food Safety Agency (‘EFSA’) has lowered the acceptable daily intake of down to...

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /1 day ago

EU opens comments on cereulide limit proposals

The European Commission is consulting on plans to introduce cereulide limits for infant formula.Proposals cover dried infant formula, dried dietary foods for special medical purpos...

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Codex adopts standards on chicken meat and allergen labeling

Guidelines related to Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken meat and Listeria monocytogenes in certain foods have been approved at the latest meeting of a global food standards s...

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Limited hepatitis E knowledge in pig sector hinders assessment approach

Current hepatitis E virus knowledge in Ireland is limited, creating uncertainty in assessing the risk related to the consumption of pork products.Despite the lack of information, t...

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /1 week ago

Supplements dominate cross-border alerts in Europe

Twenty alerts mentioned the United States

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /1 week ago

UK pesticide advisory group winds down

The chair of a group that gave advice related to surveillance of pesticides in food in the United Kingdom has hailed the “positive contribution” it made following its final meeting...

Read source
fnbnews.com /2 weeks ago

Food importers directed to use specific qualifier declaration

India s apex food safety regulator the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI has directed food importers and custom brokers to use a specific qualifier declaration whe...

Read source
food-safety.com /1 month ago

Codex Receives Work Proposal to Establish Risk Analysis Framework for Diet-Related Diseases

Going beyond the “ultra-processed foods” debate, the proposal, submitted by observer organization IFT, asks Codex to develop a framework to discern which foods are promoting chroni...

Read source
food-safety.com /3 weeks ago

EU Survey of Pathogens in RTE Plant-Based Foods Suggests Microbial Growth Potential, Need for Regulatory Attention

The microbiological quality of most ready-to-eat (RTE) plant-based meat, dairy, and fish substitutes was satisfactory, but elevated levels of pathogens and indicators in some commo...

Read source
fnbnews.com /1 month ago

Revised contaminant norms strengthen food safety standards

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI notification on the Food Safety and Standards Contaminants Toxins and Residues Amendment Regulations 2026 amendments represen...

Read source
food-safety.com /1 week ago

Ultra-Processed Foods Cause Most High-Risk Food Safety Notifications for Acrylamide in EU

Acrylamide is a harmful contaminant that forms during thermal processing. An analysis of 17 years of EU RASFF data showed that UPFs accounted for 85 percent of related notification...

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

EU countries struggling with food safety culture controls

The majority of countries are finding implementing food safety culture controls difficult, according to a European Commission survey.  The report looked at the state of food safety...

Read source
food-safety.com /1 month ago

WHO Identifies 18 Priority PFAS for Future Health Assessment Based on Dietary Exposure

The review also identifies six health effect categories for further evaluation as part of efforts to support the development of health-based values for the “forever chemicals.”

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

"Negligible" microbial risk from Dutch meat firm’s products

The health risk posed by meat processed by a company under investigation in the Netherlands is “negligible,” according to an assessment.The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Sa...

Read source
fnbnews.com /1 month ago

Codex agrees to adopt new norms on PAL use

The Codex Alimentarius Commission agreed to adopt new international guidelines on the use of precautionary allergen labelling PAL marking an important step towards making may conta...

Read source
foodsafetynews.com /2 weeks ago

EU evaluates French and German meat checks

Audits in France and Germany have found meat controls are generally effective but there is room to improve approval procedures and follow-up of non-compliances, according to recent...

Read source

Turn fresh research into a full content calendar

Use SocialBu to discover ideas, generate post drafts, and schedule them across your social channels.

Sources covering European Food Safety Authority (Efsa)

food-safety.com

Recent coverage from public sources
Public source

fnbnews.com

Recent coverage from public sources
Public source

foodsafetynews.com

Recent coverage from public sources
Public source

natlawreview.com

Recent coverage from public sources
Public source