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We are the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), ensuring safety across the entire food chain 🌾🍽️. Protecting human, animal, and environmental health with independent, transparent science 🧪.

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Join us as an observer at the 139th Plenary meeting of the Panel on Plant Health (PLH).

💻 Online
🗓 18 February 2026, 09:00–13:30 (CET)

✍️ Register by 9 February 2026

More: link.europa.eu/HxtKbm

#OpenEFSA #PlantHealth | @efsa-plants.bsky.social
Graphic announcing the EFSA 139th Plenary Meeting, featuring a panel on Plant Health (PLH). The design shows a crop field being sprayed by agricultural machinery, with text reading “Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Open to observers, 18 February 2026, Register by 9 Feb 2026,” and the hashtag #OpenEFSA. EFSA logo appears in the bottom right.
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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📰 Our first newsletter of 2026 is here!

From microplastics and health risks to bird flu updates, rising Listeria cases, plus new episodes of Science on the Menu — start the year informed.

Subscribe now → europa.eu/!8kpkBK

#FoodSafety #EFSA #Newsletter
“EFSA visual with a bowl of fresh fruit (raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, mango) on the left, and the EFSA logo with the European Union flag and the text ‘European Food Safety Authority’ on a dark blue background on the right.”
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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🎙️ We’re back! A new #ScienceOnTheMenu episode is out 🍽️

From legumes to mealworms to lab-grown duck cells 🫘🧪 — what are alternative proteins and why the hype?

We bust myths, explore safety, and look at food innovation.

🎧 Listen now 👉 link.europa.eu/4X3W3F

#Proteins #EUFoodSafety
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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🗣️ #PublicConsultation | Draft scientific report on cumulative risk assessment of pesticide residues for reproductive function, including fertility.

EFSA’s Pesticide Peer Review Unit invites feedback as part of the 2021 EFSA–SANTE action plan.

📆 9 March 2026
→ link.europa.eu/dFNNcK

#EUHaveYourSay
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January 13, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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What makes the EU-FORA programme worth applying for❓

Watch alumnus Josef Rasinger share his experience and get inspired to gain hands-on training, exchange knowledge, and collaborate across Europe in food safety risk assessment.

✍️ Apply by 26 Feb: link.europa.eu/DrRB3J

#EFSAFellowship
January 12, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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📣 Contribute to EU scientific risk assessment and communication

We invite experts in animal & plant health & welfare, food & feed safety, GMOs, chemicals, pesticides, nutrition & social sciences to support our scientific and technical work.

✍️ Learn more & apply: link.europa.eu/NmNryp

#EFSACareers
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January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Explore Europe’s zoonotic disease trends through data.

Interactive storymaps & dashboards from the EU One Health 2024 Zoonoses Report make it easier to visualise foodborne outbreaks and 14 zoonotic pathogens across Europe.

Dive into the data: 🔗 link.europa.eu/PNhVpV

#OneHealth @ecdc.europa.eu
Illustration of a person clutching their stomach in discomfort, with blue-colored digital renderings of bacteria and viruses floating in the air, symbolizing foodborne illness or infection.
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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🦊 Fur Animal Welfare: catch up on the latest findings

In case you missed it, our plain-language summary breaks down the key findings on the welfare of mink, foxes, raccoon dogs, and chinchillas kept for fur production — in clear, simple terms.

Read it here: europa.eu/!9xg3VY

#AnimalWelfare
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January 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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From gardens to journeys, small everyday choices make a difference for plant health.

Thank you for being part of #PlantHealth4Life. We’ll be back later this year with more science, stories and practical insights.

Stay tuned: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/plh4l
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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Take a look at our new funding opportunities for researchers and stakeholders below 👇

www.efsa.europa.eu/en/engage/up...

#FundingOpportunities #Research #FoodSafety
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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Together with @echa.europa.eu & other EU agencies, we’re boosting cooperation, efficiency & reducing duplication in chemical assessments.

Our focus for the coming years: the Common Data Platform on chemicals — we look forward to intensifying our cooperation.

link.europa.eu/wY4xmj

#Chemicals #OSOA
January 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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🐮 Beef cattle welfare: catch up on the latest findings.

In case you missed it, our plain language summary presents key scientific evidence and recommendations on housing, feeding and wellbeing.

Read it here: 🔗 link.europa.eu/7vH3W9

#AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle | @efsa-biohaw.bsky.social
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January 5, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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Sweet but safe? 🍬 Learn the facts about acesulfame K (E 950)

Our new Plain Language Summary explains the science in simple terms:
✔ Why it’s used
✔ How safety is checked
✔ What the latest review says

🔗 europa.eu/!gJBxjP

#FoodAdditives #FoodSafety #AcesulfameK
January 2, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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As we step into 2026, wishing all @efsa.europa.eu colleagues, partners and friends across Europe and beyond a healthy and successful New Year 🎉🌍

#Foodsafety remains a cornerstone of trust, resilience and competitiveness in Europe’s food systems 🥗🔬🏭 — built through cooperation across borders 🤝🇪🇺
January 1, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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All these recordings — for science, of course! 🎥

From women in science to World Food Safety Day, Eurobarometer & more, every #ScienceOnTheMenu podcast episode served a bite of the science behind your food.

Here’s to more discoveries (and flavour) in 2026.

🎉Happy New Year!

👉 link.europa.eu/Tgn9Pm
December 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Not all plants can freely enter the EU and there’s a good reason why. Some species pose a higher risk of carrying pests that could damage Europe’s crops, forests and ecosystems.
One pest can spread fast and cost millions.
How the system works: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/infograph...

#PlantHealth4Life
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🦅 Keep wild birds out, keep your flock safe

Strong housing, secure fences, no standing water, and simple deterrents help stop the spread of Avian Influenza on farms.

Join us in saying #NoBirdFlu and explore our toolkit:
👉 europa.eu/!TQxq8K

#AvianFlu #H5N1
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December 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Read the key findings of the annual report on foodborne diseases in simple words.

EFSA & @ecdc.europa.eu have published the plain-language summary of the One Health Zoonoses Report:
✔ Top findings
✔ Most reported zoonoses in 2024
✔ Number of foodborne outbreaks

🔗 link.europa.eu/jrMdp8

#OneHealth
Illustration of a person clutching their stomach in discomfort, with blue-colored digital renderings of bacteria and viruses floating in the air, symbolizing foodborne illness or infection.
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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📣 We’re hiring: Scientific Data Officer

Join EFSA and help shape the future of food safety through data. Your work will focus on data curation, validation, and supporting the Common Data Platform on Chemicals (CDPC).

🔗 Learn more & apply: link.europa.eu/hDkpyT
🕰️ 19/1/26

#EFSACareers #Data
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December 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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A 60-second quick-fire Q&A with an EFSA expert on plant-safe travel.
Which souvenirs are safe? Which ones can carry pests?

Watch the clip and learn more here: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/plh4l/tra...

#PlantHealth4Life
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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📢 Save the date!

We will host the 5th European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa:

📍 Bari, Italy
📅 22–26 June 2026

Join researchers & risk managers to discuss latest science and sustainable solutions for plant health.

More at link.europa.eu/WwpXyr

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December 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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🌐 Want to strengthen Europe’s food safety expertise?

Since 2017, nearly 150 professionals have graduated from the EFSA Fellowship via EU-FORA.

✍️ Apply to become a fellow sending organization and contribute to Europe’s risk assessment culture:
link.europa.eu/DrRB3J

⏰ 26 Feb 2026

#EFSAFellowship
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December 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Behind every EFSA opinion is teamwork, trust and shared responsibility - even around the fridge.

This festive season, we celebrate collaboration that keeps food safe across Europe.

🎄 From our fridge to yours, happy holidays with safe food.
December 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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The #EFSASHF25 report is now live.

Explore key highlights from the 8th EFSA Stakeholder Forum: 🔗 link.europa.eu/Wbp6jh
Eighth Stakeholder Forum - Advancing risk assessment together: faster delivery, uncompromised safety
BackgroundThe 8th EFSA Stakeholder Forum took place on 24 November 2025 in Brussels and focused on the theme “Advancing risk assessment together: faster delivery, uncompromised safety.” The in-person ...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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How do 100+ experts advance risk assessment together?

At the 8th EFSA Stakeholder Forum in Brussels, participants discussed how to advance risk assessments while maintaining uncompromised food safety.

Video highlights are now online — key insights & takeaways 👉 youtu.be/rGt6dC7LveA

#EFSASHF25
Eight meeting of the Stakeholder Forum
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December 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM