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News on food safety topics

Here you will find selected food safety notifications from the online portals of the food safety authorities of the EU Member States. The respective authors are responsible for the original texts of the machine-translated content. The links to the original texts can be found under each notification.

News from Germany

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    The sense and nonsense of dietary supplements

    News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
    Special issue of the Bundesgesundheitsblatt focuses on the benefits, risks and perception of vitamins, minerals and other…

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News from Europe

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    Five science-backed ways to make cheese production greener

    News from Denmark (DTU):
    A new research review shows that five simple measures can make cheese production more efficient and sustainable.

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News from EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority

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    Time for action: A Joint Statement of the EU Cross-agency One Health Task Force and the European and Central Asia Quadripartite on One Health

    As wildfires, heat waves, floods, and other interconnected crises intensify in 2025, recognising the link between human, animal, and environmental health – and acting across sectors – is absolutely…

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Videos on hazard and risk

  • Illustration of a man holding a spoiled fish in front of his open mouth. Pathogens are depicted in a circle next to the fish. In the top left corner ist a yellow textbox with the video title.
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    Hazard vs. Risk (fish): exploring the distinction

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  • Illustration of a woman holding a fly agaric in one hand and a porcini mushroom in the other. In the bottom left corner is a yellow textbox with the video title.
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    Hazard vs. Risk (mushrooms): exploring the distinction

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  • Illustration of a man sunbathing and getting sunburnt. In the bottom right corner is a yellow textbox with the video title.
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    Hazard vs. Risk (sun): exploring the distinction

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About oursafefood.de

The information platform oursafefood.de is operated by the German EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority Focal Point, the contact point of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority). It provides a wide range of information on topics relating to food and feed safety across Europe.

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