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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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07/04/2026

Meat consumption rises by 1.4 kilograms per person – poultry consumption at an all-time high

News from the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
According to preliminary calculations by the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL), consumers in Germany ate 54.9 kilograms of…

External Link: Read Meat consumption rises by 1.4 kilograms per person – poultry consumption at an all-time high

Further news from Germany

News from Europe

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09/04/2026

Antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria: New figures highlight the need for sustained efforts

News from Denmark (DTU):
A new EU report shows that antibiotic resistance remains widespread in common foodborne bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter in Europe. At the same time, the report…

External Link: Read Antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria: New figures highlight the need for sustained efforts

Further news from Europe

News from EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority

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08/04/2026

EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority guidance documents: new catalogue to improve access and use

An overhaul of how EFSAshort forEuropean Food Safety Authority guidance documents are described, stored and accessed will make them easier to find, understand and use both by EFSA’s scientists and by partners and stakeholders including…

External Link: Read EFSA guidance documents: new catalogue to improve access and use

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

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

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

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Service

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.