#Act4 AnimalsEU The survey was requested by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and co-ordinated by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. Eurobarometer on food safety: new results from Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey 21 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The European commission has developed a comprehensive set of laws that govern the authorization of Novel Foods. EU to train non-EU countries in how to introduce “novel foods” 21 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Press conference Chair of Agri Committee meets with EFSA to improve cooperation on animal welfare 20 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals New manual aims at guiding Member States to correctly report information on antimicrobial resistance. EFSA releases guidelines to help harmonise data on AMR in food 6 February 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU Yesterday the European Parliament has ratified the agreement between the EU and the US to modify the so-called “hormone-free beef” tariff-rate quota (TRQ) to allocate a significant volume of the quota solely to the US. New “hormone-free” beef quota is a threat to cattle welfare 29 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Technology to prevent the necessity of killing surplus or unproductive animals should be encouraged to prevent unnecessary suffering, a new report from the EU food safety agency (EFSA) has found. European Food Safety Authority suggests ways to avoid mass suffering of unwanted male chicks 13 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Improved surveillance, communication and collaboration are key to controlling the spread of African swine fever in Europe, according to a new risk assessment carried out by EFSA. African swine fever: early detection is key to controlling spread 5 November 2019