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Scientific opinion on the evaluation of substances as acceptable previous cargoes for edible fats and oils

EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority, 2017
Shipping of edible fats and oils into Europe is permitted in bulk tanks, provided that the previous cargo is included in a positive list. The European Commission requested EFSA to evaluate the acceptability as previous cargoes for fats and oils the ...
H. Knutsen, J. Alexander, Lars Barregård, M. Bignami, B. Brüschweiler, S. Ceccatelli, B. Cottrill, M. Dinovi, L. Edler, C. Hogstrand, L. Hoogenboom, C. Nebbia, I. Oswald, A. Petersen, M. Rose, A. Roudot, T. Schwerdtle, Günter Vollmer, Heather M. Wallace, B. Grasl-Kraupp, K. Grob, André Penninks, Marco Binaglia, Ruth Roldán Torres, C. Vleminckx   +24 more
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Proposals for improvement of Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC: Sardinia

Plant Sociology, 2021
The ‘Habitats’ Directive (HD 92/43/EEC) is one of the primary legal tools aiming at conserving nature in Europe. Due to the complex iter to revise it, the habitats listed in the Annex I have been seldom updated after the HD adoption.
M. Fois, G. Bacchetta, M. Caria, D. Cogoni, E. Farris, G. Fenu, M. Manca, M. Pinna, S. Pisanu, G. Rivieccio, S. Bagella   +10 more
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Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food

EFSA Journal, Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2020., 2020
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in food. Based on several similar effects in animals, toxicokinetics and observed concentrations in human blood, the CONTAM Panel decided to perform the assessment for the sum of four PFASs ...
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (EFSA CONTAM Panel), Dieter Schrenk, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, James Kevin Chipman, Jesús del Mazo, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Elsa Nielsen, Evangelia Ntzani, Annette Petersen, Salomon Sand, Christiane Vleminckx, Heather Wallace, Lars Barregård, Sandra Ceccatelli, Jean‐Pierre Cravedi, Thorhallur Ingi Halldorsson, Line Småstuen Haug, Niklas Johansson, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Henk Van Loveren, Günter Vollmer, Karen Mackay, Francesca Riolo, Tanja Schwerdtle   +30 more
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Risk assessment of glycoalkaloids in feed and food, in particular in potatoes and potato‐derived products

EFSA Journal, Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2020., 2020
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of glycoalkaloids (GAs) in feed and food. This risk assessment covers edible parts of potato plants and other food plants containing GAs, in particular, tomato and aubergine. In humans, acute toxic effects of potato GAs (
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Dieter Schrenk, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, James Kevin Chipman, Jesús del Mazo, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Elsa Nielsen, Evangelia Ntzani, Annette Petersen, Salomon Sand, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Heather Wallace, Leon Brimer, Bruce Cottrill, Birgit Dusemund, Patrick Mulder, Günter Vollmer, Marco Binaglia, Luisa Ramos Bordajandi, Francesca Riolo, Ruth Roldán‐Torres, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp   +26 more
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Conservation status of two endangered freshwater mussel species in Bavaria, Germany: Habitat quality, threats, and implications for conservation management

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 30, Issue 4, Page 647-661, April 2020., 2020
Abstract The freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) and the thick‐shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) are relatively widespread across Europe, but are strongly declining and are now protected by the European Habitats Directive. In the course of this study, 20 pearl mussel and 14 thick‐shelled river mussel streams in Bavaria, Germany ...
Katharina Stoeckl, Marco Denic, Juergen Geist   +2 more
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Cost-effective building renovation at district level combining energy efficiency & renewables – Methodology assessment proposed in IEA EBC Annex 75 and a demonstration case study

Energy and Buildings, 2020
Building renovation plays a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving the climate protection goals. The district scale approach is one of the most effective approaches to accelerate this process of reducing the energy consumption in the
J. Terés-Zubiaga, R. Bolliger, Manuela Almeida, Ricardo Barbosa, J. Rose, K. Thomsen, E. Montero, Raúl Briones-Llorente   +7 more
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Risk Assesment - Basic Principle of Operation of Securer Machines and Machinery in the European Union

, 2013
Machines and machinery determine the daily routine in many enterprises. Those persons working with and at the certain machines mustn't suffer from a physical damage.
Günter Lehder
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Quantitative estimation of the impact of setting a new target for the reduction of Salmonella in breeding hens of Gallus gallus 1

, 2009
SUMMARY Following a request from the European Commission, the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on a quantitative estimation of the impact of setting a new target for the reduction of Salmonella in breeding ...
O. Andréoletti, H. Budka, S. Bunčić, P. Colin, J. Collins, J. Griffin, A. Havelaar, J. Hope, G. Klein, H. Kruse, A. López, J. McLauchlin, C. Nguyen-the, B. Noerrung, M. P. Maradona, T. Roberts, I. Vågsholm, E. Vanopdenbosch   +17 more
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Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in food

EFSA Journal, Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2018., 2018
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in food. Regarding PFOS and PFOA occurrence, the final data set available for dietary exposure assessment contained a total of 20,019 analytical results ...
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Jan Alexander, Lars Barregård, Margherita Bignami, Beat Brüschweiler, Sandra Ceccatelli, Bruce Cottrill, Michael Dinovi, Lutz Edler, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Laurent Bodin, Jean‐Pierre Cravedi, Thorhallur Ingi Halldorsson, Line Småstuen Haug, Niklas Johansson, Henk van Loveren, Petra Gergelova, Karen Mackay, Sara Levorato, Mathijs van Manen, Tanja Schwerdtle   +31 more
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Risk for animal and human health related to the presence of dioxins and dioxin‐like PCBs in feed and food

EFSA Journal, Volume 16, Issue 11, November 2018., 2018
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of dioxins (PCDD/Fs) and DL‐PCBs in feed and food. The data from experimental animal and epidemiological studies were reviewed and it was decided to base the human risk assessment on effects observed in humans and to use
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Jan Alexander, Lars Barregård, Margherita Bignami, Beat Brüschweiler, Sandra Ceccatelli, Bruce Cottrill, Michael Dinovi, Lutz Edler, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Christer Hogstrand, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Peter Fürst, Helen Håkansson, Thorhallur Halldorsson, Anne‐Katrine Lundebye, Raimo Pohjanvirta, Lars Rylander, Andrew Smith, Henk van Loveren, Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen, Marco Zeilmaker, Marco Binaglia, José Ángel Gómez Ruiz, Zsuzsanna Horváth, Eugen Christoph, Laura Ciccolallo, Luisa Ramos Bordajandi, Hans Steinkellner, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom   +38 more
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