Avian influenza: EU advice to avoid the epidemic
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) calls on EU countries to be more vigilant against bird flu. Increased surveillance is ...
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EFSA: food safety agency plagued by conflicts of interest
According to a European NGO, nearly half of scientific experts who assess food safety in Europe are plagued by conflicts ...
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Nutella: Ferrero defends its product accused of being carcinogenic
The European Food Safety Authority recently denounced the carcinogenic potential of palm oil. In an advertisement, Ferrero strongly defends its ...
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Bisphenol A: Europe will reassess the risks
EFSA, which considers exposure to bisphenol A to be harmless to health, will re-examine the toxicity of this substance in ...
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Glyphosate: MEPs demand that the vote be dropped
In Brussels, the Parliament's Health Committee asks the authorities not to renew the authorization of glyphosate, a few weeks before ...
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Herbicide: Roundup is not carcinogenic according to EFSA
Exposure to glyphosate does not increase the risk of cancer. The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has just delivered its ...
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Pesticides: the rise in rates worries associations
The rates of presence of pesticide residues for cereals increased between 2010 and 2011. Environmental associations are sounding the alarm.This ...
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Antibiotics: France, European champion of consumption
A report by three European agencies compares European antibiotic consumption in humans and animals. France holds the top of the ...
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Bisphenol A: France opposes Europe
After the publication of a European report concluding that bisphenol A is non-toxic, the French authorities, who have banned the ...
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Europe flies to the rescue of bisphenol A
Exposure to Bisphenol A "at current levels" would not pose a health risk to consumers, according to the European Food ...
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Listeriosis on the rise in Europe
The number of people suffering from listeriosis is increasing in Europe. According to figures from the European Food Safety Agency, ...
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Pesticides: an alarming study on their toxicity
The dangers of pesticides are being increased. According to a study by the controversial Professor Seralini, they are up to ...
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Added sugars increase cardiovascular mortality
Among the sugars, some are particularly bad for the health. Added sugars, according to a study, increase the risk of ...
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Bisphenol A: Europe lists its toxic effects
The European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) has reassessed the risks of bisphenol A. Exposure to this toxic product is potentially ...
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Risks to the liver: Europe threatens to ban cinnamon wraps
Alert on traditional Danish brioches. Because of their high concentration of cinnamon, which is toxic to the liver, they could ...
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Two insecticides deemed neurotoxic by Europe
According to the European Food Safety Agency 2 insecticides could affect the development of the human brain. It therefore recommends ...
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Aspartame would not present a danger to our health
Aspartame is the most well-known and controversial sweetener. In a report, the European Food Safety Agency declares it safe for ...
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Europe: the Food Safety Authority weighed down by conflicts of interest
According to a report, 122 of the 209 experts of the European Food Safety Authority are in conflict of interest ...
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Bisphenol A: Europe warns about the danger of receipts
Europe has just pointed out the risks of exposure to Bisphenol A arising from the use of thermal paper, in ...
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Pesticides: an association denounces the underestimation of France
According to a European survey, France uses fewer pesticides in food. But for Générations Futures, the authorities would analyze 2 ...
Read moreGMOs: Professor Séralini accuses
Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini yesterday accused the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) at the University of Caen of serious professional misconduct. ...
Read moreToxicity of GMOs, the European agency invalidates the French study on rats
"Insufficient scientific quality" ... It is in these terms that the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) rejected the study by ...
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