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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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10/07/2025

Superfood microalgae – green or blue miracle?

News from the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office, CVUA Karlsruhe:
Microalgae are perhaps familiar to many as a summertime natural phenomenon in ponds, but they are also used in food.…

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Further news from Germany

News from Europe

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10/07/2025

The lumpy skin disease and small ruminant plague are emerging in Europe. What should you know now?

News from Lithuania (State food and veterinary service, VMVT):
Lumpy skin disease and foot-and-mouth disease pose a particularly serious threat to animal health due to the increasing number of…

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Further news from Europe

News from EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority

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10/06/2025

Re‐assessment of the risks to public health related to the genotoxicity of styrene present in plastic food contact materials

The EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM) was requested by the European Commission to re‐evaluate the potential genotoxicity of styrene after oral exposure and its safety for use in plastic FCM…

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Further news from EFSA

Videos on hazard and risk

19/02/2024, Duration: 00:00:21
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Hazard vs. Risk (Fish): Exploring the Distinction

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14/05/2025, Duration: 00:00:21
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Hazard vs. Risk (Mushrooms): Exploring the Distinction

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14/05/2025, Duration: 00:00:21
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Hazard vs. Risk (Sun): Exploring the Distinction

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EU-Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed External Link: RASFF
Food Safety Sytems External Link: Online BfR World Food Safety Almanac
Food Alerts External Link: Lebensmittelwarnung.de

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.