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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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    Outbreaks of avian influenza in the Rostock district indicate a constant risk of infection

    News from Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLIshort forFriedrich Loeffler Institute):
    Last week's two outbreaks of avian influenza in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and the outbreak among laying hens in Schleswig-Holstein at the beginning…

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News from Europe

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    PestiRiv: results of the national study on pesticide exposure among residents living near wine-growing areas

    News from France (ANSES):
    People living near vineyards are more exposed to plant protection products than those living far from any crops. This is the main finding of the PestiRiv study, conducted…

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News from EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority

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    #NoBirdFlu: clear communications for better biosecurity

    The European Food Safety Authority (EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority) and the European Commission have joined forces to release a new communication toolkit designed to help farmers and anyone coming into contact with farms to…

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Further news from EFSA

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.
    , Duration: 00:00:21
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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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