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News on food safety topics

Here you will find selected food safety notifications from the online portals of the food safety authorities of the EU Member States. The respective authors are responsible for the original texts of the machine-translated content. The links to the original texts can be found under each notification.

News from Germany

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28/01/2026

What exactly are PFAS? BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment provides information on ‘forever chemicals’ with new formats such as podcasts, videos and graphics

News from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment):
Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) are long-lasting industrially manufactured compounds that can accumulate in the environment…

External Link: Read What exactly are PFAS? BfR provides information on ‘forever chemicals’ with new formats such as podcasts, videos and graphics

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News from Europe

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23/01/2026

Antibodies to avian influenza virus found in dairy cow

News from the Netherlands (NVWA):
Antibodies to the avian influenza virus have been found in a dairy cow at a dairy farm in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland. There…

External Link: Read Antibodies to avian influenza virus found in dairy cow

Further news from Europe

News from EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority

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28/01/2026

Precautionary global recall of infant nutrition products following detection of Bacillus cereus toxin

Multi-country recalls of several infant nutrition products (different batches, products, and brands) are ongoing following the detection of cereulide, a toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus…

External Link: Read Precautionary global recall of infant nutrition products following detection of Bacillus cereus toxin

Further news from EFSA

Videos on hazard and risk

19/02/2024, Duration: 00:00:21
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Hazard vs. Risk (fish): exploring the distinction

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14/05/2025, Duration: 00:00:21
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Hazard vs. Risk (mushrooms): exploring the distinction

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14/05/2025, Duration: 00:00:21
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Hazard vs. Risk (sun): exploring the distinction

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EU-Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed External Link: RASFF
Food Safety Sytems External Link: Online BfR World Food Safety Almanac
Food Alerts External Link: Lebensmittelwarnung.de

About oursafefood.de

The information platform oursafefood.de is operated by the German EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority Focal Point, the contact point of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority). It provides a wide range of information on topics relating to food and feed safety across Europe.