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EFSA Biological Hazards, Animal Health & Welfare

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Science for safe, sustainable, resilient food systems. We are @efsa.europa.eu's BIOHAW unit dealing with animal health & welfare, biological hazards, food-borne pathogens, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance.

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European Food Safety Authority@efsa.europa.eu · last mo.

Our latest scientific Opinion on waiving of the dog studies in the regulatory process of agrochemicals approval: efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/...

Scientific Opinion on waiving of the dog studies in the regulatory process of agrochemicals approval

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 283/2013 sets out the data requirements for pesticide active substances and includes short-term oral toxicity testing in rodents (90-day rat study) and non-rodents (90-...

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European Food Safety Authority@efsa.europa.eu · last mo.

Vector-borne diseases on the move? 👀 Our latest newsletter tracks 25 diseases affecting animal health in Europe and beyond, including bluetongue, lumpy skin disease and West Nile virus. 🗞️ www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/to... #AnimalHealth

Vector-borne diseases

A vector is a living organism that transmits an infectious agent from an infected animal to a human or another animal. Vectors are frequently arthropods, such as ticks.

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European Food Safety Authority@efsa.europa.eu · 2mo ago

🧪 How scientists assess chemical hazards and risks is evolving. New approach methodologies (NAMs) are helping reduce animal testing and improve the science and relevance of risk assessments. Learn about EFSA's work and global cooperation: 🔗 link.europa.eu/3Jb3Rc #NAMs #RiskAssessment

New approach methodologies (NAMs)

The ways scientists assess chemical hazards and risks have been steadily evolving over recent decades because of advances in technology and scientific knowledge. New approach methodologies (NAMs) refe...

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European Food Safety Authority@efsa.europa.eu · 2mo ago

The Seveso accident highlighted the long-lasting impact that environmental contaminants can have on people and ecosystems. Today, EFSA continues to provide scientific advice on contaminants such as dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs to support the protection of public health. link.europa.eu/VXHX7k

EFSA confirms health concern from dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in Europe

Dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) continues to raise a health concern for the European population, according to a new scientific opinion from EFSA.

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European Commission@ec.europa.eu · 2mo ago

⚠️ 10 July 1976: An explosion at a chemical plant in Seveso 🇮🇹 released a toxic dioxin cloud over the town, causing one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in Europe. It played an important role in strengthening Europe’s industrial safety framework.

The image is divided into two main panels with bold, white text at the top and bottom. At the top, the large bold text reads: "This industrial accident 50 years ago". Below this is a black and white historical photograph showing an Italian Carabiniero officer in a full hazmat suit and gas mask, holding a sign in Italian that reads 'DIVIETO DI ACCESSO ALLE PERSONE NON AUTORIZZATE' ('ACCESS FORBIDDEN TO UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS'). He stands near other, more weathered warning signs detailing the contamination of crops and land by 'sostanze tossiche' (toxic substances). At the bottom of the image, the second large panel features the color photograph of the massive industrial refinery at dusk from "Seveso visual - shared.jpg". Multiple process towers and storage tanks are present, with the facility's lights beginning to glow against a warm orange, purple, and blue sunset sky. Hills are in the distance. This scene conveys a modern, organized industrial plant. Below this modern refinery photo is the text: "created the EU's longest-standing industrial safety law". The overall visual compares a specific moment of containment after a historic disaster (likely Seveso) with the ongoing operation of modern industry, which the text links through the creation of critical, long-term safety legislation. The historical image uses a film-like texture and cool tones, while the modern image is vibrant and clear.