European Food Safety Authority
We are the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), ensuring safety across the entire food chain 🌾🍽️. Protecting human, animal, and environmental health with independent, transparent science 🧪.
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- Grow Europe’s food safety expertise with #EUFORA 🌍 Join 200+ professionals building a strong Risk Assessment culture through hands-on fellowships and EU-wide collaboration. ✍️ Apply as a consortium by 26/02/2026 🔗 link.europa.eu/DrRB3J #EUFoodSafety #RiskAssessment
- Another step towards more sustainable #pest control methods We published a protocol for standardising evaluations of emergency authorisations of insecticides & acaricides. It will help ensure approvals are consistent, & that sustainable alternatives are fully considered. 🔗 doi.org/10.2903/sp.e...
- Just published | #AnimalHealth Our new advice says that vaccination against #SheepAndGoatPox — particularly when integrated with early detection, rapid culling, and movement restrictions—works effectively at controlling and potentially eliminating #SGP in affected regions. 🔗 link.europa.eu/Mg9DBN
- 🦃 Just published | #AnimalWelfare To improve the welfare of #turkeys, our scientists recommend a number of measures such as increasing space, providing enrichment, phasing out mutilations, avoiding the practice of flock thinning. More: 🔗 www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/to... @efsa-biohaw.bsky.social
- 📢 EFSA's 5th European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa | Registration & abstract submission now open! 🗓️ 22–26 June 2026, Bari (Italy) Join leading experts to discuss the latest science on detection, epidemiology & sustainable management. ✍️ www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/5t... #Xylella #PlantHealth
- We’ve published a Rapid Risk Assessment on cereulide in infant formula following multi-country recalls. Our scientists delivered urgent scientific advice and set acute reference doses for infants. Read the full assessment: 🔗 www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/efsa... #PublicHealth #EFSA
- Today our ED Nikolaus Kriz & senior management welcomed a U.S. FDA delegation led by Kyle Diamantas, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, on his first visit to Europe Discussions on priorities, AI, guidance planning & food additives further strengthened our long-standing collaboration with @fda.gov
- 📍 Today in Brussels at the 2026 ERC Annual Conference “𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩”. Our Chief Scientist @cgdasneves.bsky.social joined a high-level roundtable on bridging research and policy, highlighting how frontier research supports health resilience and a stronger #OneHealth approach.
- We’ve published a joint statement with @ecdc.europa.eu on the multi country recall of infant nutrition products after detection of cereulide. ❗ Recalled products should not be fed to infants/young children. Please follow guidance from national food safety authorities. ▶️ link.europa.eu/pgkkhK
- 📣 Just published | Latest scientific assessment on lectins in food Our assessment shows that lectins in undercooked beans pose a health concern. Properly processed and prepared beans do not present a risk. 🔗 Read to know more: link.europa.eu/MKtXjK #FoodSafety #ScientificNews #Beans #Legumes
- Our experts assessed bacterial growth in #meat intended for freezing 🥩 The way meat is stored by food business operators can affect both safety and the way meat smells and appears. Find out how long meat can be safely stored and what this means for EU rules → link.europa.eu/PtKw9f #EUFoodSafety
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- Ready for your next EU challenge? EFSA’s call for Seconded National Experts is ongoing — with no deadline to apply. Use your expertise to support EU food safety, protect public health, and bring valuable knowledge back to your administration. Apply 👉 link.europa.eu/3JjVTW #EFSACareers #EUJobs
- Today we're hosting the first Interagency #AMR Working Group meeting in Parma. We're strengthening cooperation across EU agencies to support a #OneHealth approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance. With @ecdc.europa.eu @ema.europa.eu @echa.europa.eu @eea.europa.eu. link.europa.eu/JckGBJ
- Welfare of horses: Plain Language Summary In case you missed it, our review of horse slaughter processes and their welfare impact is available in clear, simple terms. Our experts have made recommendations to enhance animal welfare & reduce possible hazards. doi.org/10.2903/j.ef... #AnimalWelfare
- 🆕 Update on the #Xylella spp. host plant database Latest review (up to June 2025): • 1 new host plant added: 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘦-𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 • 464 confirmed host plants (Category A) • No new sequence types • More data on tolerant & resistant olives 🔗 doi.org/10.2903/j.ef... #PlantHealth #Science
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- 📣 Food additives guidance update We’ve updated our guidance on the data required for the risk assessment of food additive applications. Visit our topic page for details: 👉 link.europa.eu/H7M6W3 #FoodAdditives #RiskAssessment
- Together with @echa.europa.eu, we're assessing TFA (trifluoroacetic acid) – a persistent #PFAS increasingly detected in soil, groundwater & drinking water. Under a @ec.europa.eu mandate, we’re evaluating formation, fate & health risks from pesticides & biocides. link.europa.eu/VGGGYH #FoodSafety
- 📣 Have data or expertise on acetaldehyde? Join our stakeholders meeting and help shape the safety evaluation of this flavouring. 📅 6 Feb 2026 | 📍Online 👉 Register by 30 Jan: link.europa.eu/W7p4BQ #Flavourings #OpenEFSA
- Join us as an observer at the 139th Plenary meeting of the Panel on Plant Health (PLH). 💻 Online 🗓 18 February 2026, 09:00–13:30 (CET) ✍️ Register by 9 February 2026 More: link.europa.eu/HxtKbm #OpenEFSA #PlantHealth | @efsa-plants.bsky.social
- 📰 Our first newsletter of 2026 is here! From microplastics and health risks to bird flu updates, rising Listeria cases, plus new episodes of Science on the Menu — start the year informed. Subscribe now → europa.eu/!8kpkBK #FoodSafety #EFSA #Newsletter
- 🎙️ We’re back! A new #ScienceOnTheMenu episode is out 🍽️ From legumes to mealworms to lab-grown duck cells 🫘🧪 — what are alternative proteins and why the hype? We bust myths, explore safety, and look at food innovation. 🎧 Listen now 👉 link.europa.eu/4X3W3F #Proteins #EUFoodSafety
- 🗣️ #PublicConsultation | Draft scientific report on cumulative risk assessment of pesticide residues for reproductive function, including fertility. EFSA’s Pesticide Peer Review Unit invites feedback as part of the 2021 EFSA–SANTE action plan. 📆 9 March 2026 → link.europa.eu/dFNNcK #EUHaveYourSay
- What makes the EU-FORA programme worth applying for❓ Watch alumnus Josef Rasinger share his experience and get inspired to gain hands-on training, exchange knowledge, and collaborate across Europe in food safety risk assessment. ✍️ Apply by 26 Feb: link.europa.eu/DrRB3J #EFSAFellowship
- 📣 Contribute to EU scientific risk assessment and communication We invite experts in animal & plant health & welfare, food & feed safety, GMOs, chemicals, pesticides, nutrition & social sciences to support our scientific and technical work. ✍️ Learn more & apply: link.europa.eu/NmNryp #EFSACareers
- Explore Europe’s zoonotic disease trends through data. Interactive storymaps & dashboards from the EU One Health 2024 Zoonoses Report make it easier to visualise foodborne outbreaks and 14 zoonotic pathogens across Europe. Dive into the data: 🔗 link.europa.eu/PNhVpV #OneHealth @ecdc.europa.eu
- 🦊 Fur Animal Welfare: catch up on the latest findings In case you missed it, our plain-language summary breaks down the key findings on the welfare of mink, foxes, raccoon dogs, and chinchillas kept for fur production — in clear, simple terms. Read it here: europa.eu/!9xg3VY #AnimalWelfare
- From gardens to journeys, small everyday choices make a difference for plant health. Thank you for being part of #PlantHealth4Life. We’ll be back later this year with more science, stories and practical insights. Stay tuned: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/plh4l
- Take a look at our new funding opportunities for researchers and stakeholders below 👇 www.efsa.europa.eu/en/engage/up... #FundingOpportunities #Research #FoodSafety
- Together with @echa.europa.eu & other EU agencies, we’re boosting cooperation, efficiency & reducing duplication in chemical assessments. Our focus for the coming years: the Common Data Platform on chemicals — we look forward to intensifying our cooperation. link.europa.eu/wY4xmj #Chemicals #OSOA
- 🐮 Beef cattle welfare: catch up on the latest findings. In case you missed it, our plain language summary presents key scientific evidence and recommendations on housing, feeding and wellbeing. Read it here: 🔗 link.europa.eu/7vH3W9 #AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle | @efsa-biohaw.bsky.social
- Sweet but safe? 🍬 Learn the facts about acesulfame K (E 950) Our new Plain Language Summary explains the science in simple terms: ✔ Why it’s used ✔ How safety is checked ✔ What the latest review says 🔗 europa.eu/!gJBxjP #FoodAdditives #FoodSafety #AcesulfameK
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- All these recordings — for science, of course! 🎥 From women in science to World Food Safety Day, Eurobarometer & more, every #ScienceOnTheMenu podcast episode served a bite of the science behind your food. Here’s to more discoveries (and flavour) in 2026. 🎉Happy New Year! 👉 link.europa.eu/Tgn9Pm
- Not all plants can freely enter the EU and there’s a good reason why. Some species pose a higher risk of carrying pests that could damage Europe’s crops, forests and ecosystems. One pest can spread fast and cost millions. How the system works: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/infograph... #PlantHealth4Life
- 🦅 Keep wild birds out, keep your flock safe Strong housing, secure fences, no standing water, and simple deterrents help stop the spread of Avian Influenza on farms. Join us in saying #NoBirdFlu and explore our toolkit: 👉 europa.eu/!TQxq8K #AvianFlu #H5N1
- Read the key findings of the annual report on foodborne diseases in simple words. EFSA & @ecdc.europa.eu have published the plain-language summary of the One Health Zoonoses Report: ✔ Top findings ✔ Most reported zoonoses in 2024 ✔ Number of foodborne outbreaks 🔗 link.europa.eu/jrMdp8 #OneHealth
- 📣 We’re hiring: Scientific Data Officer Join EFSA and help shape the future of food safety through data. Your work will focus on data curation, validation, and supporting the Common Data Platform on Chemicals (CDPC). 🔗 Learn more & apply: link.europa.eu/hDkpyT 🕰️ 19/1/26 #EFSACareers #Data
- A 60-second quick-fire Q&A with an EFSA expert on plant-safe travel. Which souvenirs are safe? Which ones can carry pests? Watch the clip and learn more here: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/plh4l/tra... #PlantHealth4Life
- 📢 Save the date! We will host the 5th European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa: 📍 Bari, Italy 📅 22–26 June 2026 Join researchers & risk managers to discuss latest science and sustainable solutions for plant health. More at link.europa.eu/WwpXyr #Xylella #PlantHealth @efsa-plants.bsky.social
- 🌐 Want to strengthen Europe’s food safety expertise? Since 2017, nearly 150 professionals have graduated from the EFSA Fellowship via EU-FORA. ✍️ Apply to become a fellow sending organization and contribute to Europe’s risk assessment culture: link.europa.eu/DrRB3J ⏰ 26 Feb 2026 #EFSAFellowship
- Behind every EFSA opinion is teamwork, trust and shared responsibility - even around the fridge. This festive season, we celebrate collaboration that keeps food safe across Europe. 🎄 From our fridge to yours, happy holidays with safe food.
- How do 100+ experts advance risk assessment together? At the 8th EFSA Stakeholder Forum in Brussels, participants discussed how to advance risk assessments while maintaining uncompromised food safety. Video highlights are now online — key insights & takeaways 👉 youtu.be/rGt6dC7LveA #EFSASHF25
- 🆕 Just out | Impact of PRIMo 4 update on pesticide exposure assessment Includes real examples and comparison with PRIMo 3.1. 🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/xbJPTh #FoodSafety #RiskAssessment #Pesticide
- 📣 Deadline extended: Apply by 5 Jan 2026 for EFSA’s Scientific Officer – Statistician role in Parma. Drive food safety forward by leading uncertainty analysis, developing expert elicitation methods and supporting EU risk assessments. More 👉 link.europa.eu/mvW3wR #EFSACareers #EUJobs
- What’s behind foodborne illnesses in Europe? A new infographic from EFSA & @ecdc.europa.eu highlights key findings from the One Health Zoonoses Report: ✔ What foodborne diseases are ✔ Where they come from ✔ How to help prevent them 👉 link.europa.eu/3Jwjvq #OneHealth #Zoonoses #FoodPoisoning
- 📢🐄 Just published: new scientific opinion on risks from highly pathogenic avian influenza circulating in US dairy cows. Experts outline mitigation measures to prepare the EU and strengthen early detection. Learn more: link.europa.eu/mVCt3R #AvianFlu #H5N1 | @efsa-biohaw.bsky.social
- 🐔 New report: Avian influenza surveillance in Europe (2024) EU + 9 non-EU countries monitored virus spread. ✅ 218K+ samples from 27K+ poultry farms ✅ 43K+ wild birds tested, 1,317 HPAI detections Includes mammal data for the first time. Read more: link.europa.eu/CYjVQN #AvianFlu #H5N1
- 🆕 #PFAS reports from 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇨🇾 🇳🇱 are now online in FRAE, our journal for national food safety risk assessments. FRAE helps to share evidence for better food safety policy across Europe. We encourage national agencies to publish their work! Read the reports ⬇️
