What is it about?
Human and animal risk assessments on mycotoxins performed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) since its initiation in 2002.
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Why is it important?
The EFSA risk assessments form the scientific base for establishing European Union legislation for mycotoxins in foods and feeds to protect public health and the health of farm and companion animals
Perspectives
I was involved conducting a major part of the EFSA risk assessments on mycotoxins as an EFSA Scientific Officer from 2007 till 2017.
Dr Mari Eskola
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Overview of the activities of the European Food Safety Authority on mycotoxins in food and feed, World Mycotoxin Journal, April 2018, Wageningen Academic Publishers,
DOI: 10.3920/wmj2017.2270.
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Resources
EFSA video: Mycotoxins and Climate Change - How Europe contributes to global efforts.
EFSA video. Done jointly with FAO and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
EFSA video: Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins - Stimulating research and data collection.
EFSA video. Done jointly with FAO and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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