Tethering dairy cows all year round should be banned in the European Union. This is one of the recommendations in an opinion sent to the EU Commission by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Parma.
Experts consider minimizing the duration of transport to be the most effective measure for reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance (AMR) in the course of animal transport. This finding is found in a scientific opinion presented by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Parma.
The current Director of Research and Internationalization at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute will succeed Dr. Marta Hugas. His main aim is to further strengthen cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world.
In its opinion, the EU authority recommends immunocastration of piglets in addition to the recording of carcass findings. To improve animal welfare, more space should be made available to the pigs.
The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Stop African swine fever campaign has been extended for a third year. The increasing outbreaks in Central and Eastern Europe worry the authority. It is counting on education of all those involved.
Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria continue to exhibit high levels of antibiotic resistance. This is according to the report published jointly by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
According to EFSA, the feed additive is safe for animals bred for meat production. No conclusions could be drawn, however, for consumers and the environment.
The European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) wants to determine how high the risk of spreading antimicrobial resistant bacteria through animal transports is. The aim is an assessment as well as preventive measures.
EFSA is stepping up its efforts to stop the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe. It has extended its campaign to a further nine countries.
Consumption in human medicine is higher for the first time. EFSA and EMA and ECDC publish joint analysis covering 2016 to 2018.
A significant proportion of Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria remain resistant to antibiotics commonly used in humans and animals, according to a report released in early April by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The new Panel (as of July 2018) is smaller and has more female members than before. It comprises 17 (previously 21) members including 10 (previously 5) female scientists.
We have already reported several times on the Guidelines for submitting an application for authorisation of additives (Guidance documents) and their revision by the FEEDAP Panel (Kraftfutter/Feed Magazine 5-6, 2016; 9-10, 2016; 7-8, 2017; 1-2, 2018).
Evaluating the safety of humans (as consumers and processors), animals and the environment is the primary concern of the various panels of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
On 26 September 2017 the FEEDAP Panel adopted three new Guidances that are intended to assist applicants in preparing a dossier.
Flavouring substances (mainly as extracts) as an effective principle in applications for zootechnical feed additives are rare (so far) (<10).
A few months ago the FEEDAP Panel evaluated the safety and effectiveness of sodium-molybdenate as a trace element compound. The application had originally been made for all animal species and categories, but in the course of consultations in the responsible working group it was reduced to sheep.
If one believes individual stakeholders, a feed additive simply needs to be safe – for the target animal, for consumers, for users and for the environment. They say its usefulness, its efficacy, would then be proved in practice. If the additive was no use, it would disappear again by itself.
Casimir Funk (1884 – 1967) could not have imagined what resonance he would trigger when over a hundred years ago (1911) he introduced the melodious and vowel-rich word “vitamins” to denote various vital organic compounds.