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    NVWA warns against weight loss product My Lisaa: contains dangerous substances

    News from the Netherlands (NVWA):
    The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is urging consumers not to use the weight loss product My Lisaa. Research has shown that this product…

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    For the first time in Latvia, BIOR will conduct research on the prevalence of fish diseases in Latvian fish farms

    News from Latvia (BIOR):
    Researchers at the BIOR Institute will conduct the first study in Latvia to assess the prevalence of fish diseases and the associated risks in Latvian fish farms. The data…

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    Summer, food and health: healthy diets and sustainable agriculture

    News from Italy (IZSVe):
    With the arrival of summer, eating habits change. The heat, outdoor meals and travel make this season particularly delicate from a food safety point of view. It is therefore…

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    The golden yellow disease has also reached Somló

    News from Hungary (NEBIH):
    Laboratory tests conducted by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) have confirmed the presence of the pathogen causing golden yellowing of grapes in the Somló wine…

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    Copper as a fungicide in agriculture: health, environmental and socio-economic issues

    News from France (ANSES):
    Copper compounds are commonly used as fungicides in conventional and organic farming. Following the European reapproval of copper as an active substance in plant protection…

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    Consumption of liquorice: what are the risks?

    News from France (ANSES):
    Excessive consumption of liquorice may be associated with potentially serious adverse effects, including high blood pressure, which can lead to cardiovascular complications.…

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    Ciguatera in the French Caribbean: more information needed on the fish species that can cause this poisoning

    News from France (ANSES):
    Ciguatera is a type of food poisoning due to consumption of tropical fish contaminated with marine toxins known as ciguatoxins. It causes digestive, skin, cardiovascular and…

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    Confirmation of the occurrence of African swine fever in Jagodnjak Municipality

    News from Croatia (HAPIH):
    On 10 July 2025, African swine fever was confirmed at a farm with held pigs in the village of Jagodnjak, Jagodnjak Municipality, Osijek-Baranja County. This is the first…

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    8th July – World Allergy Day

    News from Greece (EFET):
    The 8th of July has been designated as World Allergy Day, following a decision taken in 2005 by the World Allergy Organisation, in an effort to raise awareness of the…

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    Researchers aim to upscale new source of vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids

    News from Denmark (DTU):
    A new research project, AlgaeVita, aims to pave the way for food products containing the microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica. The project will investigate whether oil from the…

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