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EFSA Announces 2027 Conference

The Safe Food, One Future Conference, taking place in Parma, Italy in the fall, will mark the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) 25th anniversary and the launch of its new S...

EFSA Outlines Scientific Needs for Regulatory Preparedness, Risk Assessment

A new paper outlines the scientific capabilities and investments that will be necessary to keep pace with food system innovation, emerging risks, and changing EU policy while suppo...

Database offers insight into food monitoring findings

Results from decades of European food safety monitoring have been brought together in a database developed by researchers. In the European Union, official food safety data collecte...

EFSA Reevaluates Safety of Sweetener Aspartame-Acesulfame, Raises No Concerns

EFSA’s Panel on Food Additives and Flavorings (FAF) found no safety concerns associated with the currently reported uses and use levels of acesulfame K (E 950), aspartame (E 951),...

EFSA Reaffirms Safety of Aspartame-Acesulfame Salt

Broad support for EU’s revised cereulide controls in infant formula

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) was among a dozen groups to comment on plans by the European Commission to introduce cereulide limits for infant formula.USDEC’s main concerns...

EU to Deliver Opinions on Scientific, Ethical Considerations for UPFs Policymaking by Early 2027

A new Scoping Paper lays the groundwork for expert European Commission advisory bodies to deliver opinions on the scientific and ethical considerations that should underpin potenti...

EFSA Publishes Guidance on Safety Assessment of BPA Alternatives in Food Contact Materials

The guidance was developed following the EU’s ban on BPA in food contact materials and describes the data requirements for the safety assessment of other bisphenols used in specifi...

EU notes improvement in U.S. aflatoxin situation

The American peanut industry has made major efforts to improve controls on exports to Europe, but aflatoxin contamination remains a problem, according to the European Commission.An...

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...

Project results add to Ciguatera knowledge in Europe

Researchers analyzing the occurrence of Ciguatera poisoning cases and outbreaks in Europe have found the risk is only partially characterized.The second EuroCigua project looked at...

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...

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...

CDC, FDA share stage at European WGS event

Also, insights from EFSA, ECDC, Ireland, Denmark, and France

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...

Europe posts fall in cross-border food problems

Plus: Supplement from the United States recalled in Finland because of high nicotinic acid levels

FAO Makes the Case for Strong Science, Clear Risk Communication for Food Safety Decision-Making

In a new publication, FAO authors argued that robust scientific evidence and clear risk communication are essential to effective food safety decision-making, and highlighted challe...

UK Publishes Guidance for Cell-Based Food Producers on Regulatory Authorization, Growth Media Safety

Published by the UK Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland, this is the third package of guidance for businesses developing cell-cultivated food products, produced by th...

Supplements dominate cross-border alerts in Europe

Twenty alerts mentioned the United States

Global nutrition experts back FSSAI warning labels, seek stricter rules

Finland assesses safety of plant-based dairy products

Microbiological risks and mycotoxin levels in plant-based dairy alternatives are generally low but consumer storage practices and product ingredients can significantly impact safet...

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...

EU Reaffirms Stance That Glyphosate is Not Carcinogenic After Considering New Data

After reviewing a study suggesting that glyphosate causes cancer even at levels below those considered “safe” by EU regulatory agencies, the European Chemicals Agency stood by its...

Scientists Propose Toxicological Screening Approach for Broader Identification of Hazardous Food Contact Chemicals

Researchers from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research and the Food Packaging Forum have proposed a panel of 15 high-throughput in vitro bioassays to screen chemicals for...