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<description><![CDATA[<p>COST invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks and use this unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives. COST does NOT ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Zoonosis report in Germany 13/06/14]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>BVL publish annually a report on the overall situation as regards zoonoses and zoonotic agents in Germany. This report, apart from the results of the zoonosis monitoring programme, also contains th...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on the risk for public and animal health of sterigmatocystin in food and feed 13/06/13]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has delivered a scientific opinion on sterigmatocystin (STC) in food and feed, which is a polyketide mycotoxin that shares its biosynthetic pathway with aflat...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assessment of Listeria 13/06/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=21#ancla1199</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>As part of an EU-wide baseline study, the BfR has investigated the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in smoked and gravad fish, soft and semi-soft cheese and also in heat-treated meat products. Th...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Article: Endocrine Disruptors 13/06/11]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Endocrine active substances (EAS) are substances that can interact or interfere with normal hormonal action. When this leads to adverse effects, they are called endocrine disruptors.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Expert Database 2012 Annual Report of Activities 06/06/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1187#ancla1187</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA&#8217;s Expert Database (EDB) was established with the main objective to have a database of external scientific experts in place that can be queried in order to support the activities carried ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report EFSA Art 36 List in 2012 30/05/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1181#ancla1181</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA has published the Annual Report of Activities, which summaries the activities carried out during 2012. EFSA&#8217;s Art 36 list was launched on 2008 with the main objective to establish a data...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Addressing the New Challenges for Risk Assessment 30/05/31]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1182#ancla1182</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>For a number of scientific and other reasons, the procedures currently used for both human and ecological risk assessment are anticipated to change substantially over the next few decades. However,...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[1st National Survey on Lifestyle and Longevity 13/05/29]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1167</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>According to the results of the 1st National Survey on Lifestyle and Longevity, avoiding excessive eating and daily physical activity, prolong life. </p><p><a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/AESAN/we...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Addressing the New Challenges for Risk Assessment 13/05/29]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1180#ancla1180</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Therefore, the starting point for this review has been an assessment, through a survey, of needs of managers and policymakers recognizing that risk assessment makes little sense unless it is effect...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Quantitative Assessment of Consumers’ Attitudes towards <i>Campylobacter</i> in raw meat 24/05/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=22#ancla1176</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The objective of this research carried out by FSA was to collect quantitative data on: </p><ul><li>The UK consumers&#39; understanding and awareness of <em>Campylobacter </em></li><li>Their attitud...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Guidance on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified animals 13/05/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=35#ancla1177</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This document provides guidance for the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of living genetically modified (GM) animals, namely fish, insects and mammals and birds, to be placed on the European Uni...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Berezi@ European Strategy Horizon 2020 23/05/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=1175#1175</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2014 the European Strategy Horizon 2020 for Innovation and Research will be implemented. </p><p>This article briefly explains the strategy basis and where research and innovation will be address...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in Europe 17/05/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=36#ancla1172</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The antimicrobial resistance data among zoonotic and indicator bacteria in 2011, submitted by 26 European Union Member States, were jointly analysed by the European Food Safety Authority and the Eu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Exposure Assessment of Patulin in food for the Catalonian population 16/05/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla1171</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has published the results of the exposure assessment of Patulin in food during the period 2008-2009, and analyzed the associated human health risk. In this ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assessment -Listeria monocytogenes in RTE food 15/05/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=21#ancla1165</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Interagency Risk Assessment - <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> in Retail Delicatessens provides a scientific assessment of the risk of foodborne illness associated with consumption of ready-to-e...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Who is Who in Food Safety 13/05/14]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/vigilancia_tecnologica.asp?id=1163#ancla1163</link>
<description><![CDATA[Interactive map on Food Safety international actors.<br /><br />Map "Who is Who in Food Safety"<br />http://www.pearltrees.com/elika ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Quantitative risk profile for viruses in foods 13/05/09]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=32#ancla1159</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Dutch Institute for Pubic Health and the Environment (RIVM) has developed a risk profile of the virus that can be transmitted to humans through food, for what you have collected all available i...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Smarter rules for safer food 07/05/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1158#ancla1158</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Commission has adopted on Monday 6 May 2013 a package of measures to strengthen the enforcement of health and safety standards for the whole agri-food chain.</p><p>The package of measu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Methodology to establish reference values for &#8203;&#8203;banned substances 13/04/30]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla1154</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA was asked by the European Commission to deliver a Scientific Opinion on guidance on methodological principles and scientific methods to be take n into account when establishing Reference Point...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Article: Success factors in European Research Projects 26/04/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=1152#1152</link>
<description><![CDATA[Along this article, good practice are recommended in order to achieve that a good proposal will be successful as a European project of research and innovation. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Article: Who is Who in Food Safety 13/04/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=1137#1137</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This article describes the main institutions responsible for food safety.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[FOOD ALERT: UNDECLARED MILK PROTEIN IN PRODUCT BATCH 13/04/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1109</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>La <a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/">AESAN</a> ha informado sobre la presencia de proteína láctea no declarada en avrios productos SINGLU. Por lo tanto, estos productos pueden suponer un problema,...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Compiled European Food Consumption Database 13/04/24- EFSA 2013]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1148#ancla1148</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The present methodological study was executed to assess how the compatibility of existing consumption data as well as the representativeness of food dietary exposure and risk estimates at the Europ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[FOOD ALERT: UNDECLARED MILK PROTEIN IN PRODUCT BATCH 13/04/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1107</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>La <a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/">AESAN</a> ha informado sobre la presencia de proteína láctea no declarada en galletas integrales con fresas y chocolate de la marca <strong>DIET RADISSON</stro...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[European Information Exchange Platform annual report 2012 22/04/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1142#ancla1142</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The aim of the site is to promote scientific cooperation and networking in Europe by enabling countries to share information on risk assessment activities in food and feed safety. This includes not...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Acrylamide and furan survey in UK food 22/04/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=37#ancla1143</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Based on samples taken from 300 products collected between November 2011 to December 2012 (294 were analysed for acrylamide and 113 analysed for furan), the survey gives a snapshot of the range of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[European test results on horse DNA and Phenylbutazone 13/04/17]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1094</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>7,259 tests were carried out by the competent authorities in the 27 EU countries, of which 4,144 tested for the presence of horsemeat DNA and 3,115 tested for the presence of phenylbutazone. Of tho...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Horsemeat on Beef labelled meat: Spanish test results 13/04/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1092</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Spanish test results on undeclared Horsemeat in Beef labelled meat. </p><p><a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/AESAN/web/notas_prensa/productos_carnicos.shtml">AESAN Horsemeat on Beef labelled meat</a...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Frequently Asked Questions on influenza virus A(H7N9) 13/04/11]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1084</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>What is A(H7N9) Influenza virus? </p><p><a href="http://www.fao.org/avianflu/en/qa_h7n9.html">FAQs on Influenza virus A(H7N9)</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[The microbiological hazards linked to food-borne disease caused by food of non-animal origin 10/04/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla1132</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The present study was set up as an extensive literature review aimed at evaluating biological hazards associated with FoNAO (Food-borne diseases caused by food of non-animal origin) with high water...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rise in human infections from Campylobacter and E. coli 13/04/10]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla1133</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/3129.pdf">Report</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Sports and weight loss products containing synephrine and caffeine 13/04/09]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla1130</link>
<description><![CDATA[Synephrine is a plant constituent which is found, for example, in bitter oranges (Citrus aurantium) and which is chemically related to ephedrine. Some products offered as sports and weight loss supple...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[National Food ControlPlan Updated 13/04/08]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1129#ancla1129</link>
<description><![CDATA[AESAN has published the annual update of the National Food Chain Control 2011-2015 (PNCOCA) as a result of the review, adjustment and annual update performed at the end of each year of the plan.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Efficacy of applied processing measures on virus reduction in food 13/04/04]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=32#ancla1124</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Fresh produce such as fruit and vegetables are treated during production to decrease the numbers of harmful microorganisms. This will extend the produce&#8217;s shelf life and will reduce the numbe...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Guidance for industry: Purchasing Reef Fish Species Associated with the Hazard of Ciguatera Fish Poising 13/04/03]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=35#ancla1123</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This guidance is intended for primary seafood processors who purchase reef fish such as grouper, amberjack, snapper, lionfish, king mackerel, and barracuda. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[New Approach: More food, less waste 13/04/02]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1061</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>MAGRAMA´s new Approach to prevent food waste &quot;More food, less waste&quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.magrama.gob.es/imagenes/es/estrategia_1abr_tcm7-269623.pdf">New Approach &quot;Más alimento,...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Public health risks related to mechanically separated meat 13/04/01]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=35#ancla1120</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The purpose of this assessment was to identify public health risks linked to mechanically separated meat (MSM) types from pork and poultry and compare them with fresh meat, minced meat and meat pre...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Aflatoxins in cereals and cereal-derived food products 13/03/26]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla1119</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A total of 2183 food samples collected between 2007 and 2012, and with analytical data on the four aflatoxins of interest, were available in the database. Among the samples, 1341 corresponded to ce...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Exposure assessment of perfluorinated compounds in food for the Catalonian population 22/03/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla1117</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has published the results of the exposure assessment of perfluorinated compounds in food during the year 2008-2009, and analyzed the associated human health...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[New White Paper on Nutrition in Spain 13/03/22]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1050</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This White Paper aims to become a reference in terms of nutrition, not only in academic and/or investigation, but also for the different administrations.</p><p><a href="http://www.fen.org.es/imgPub...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food Alert: Undeclared milk protein in product batch 13/03/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1046</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>La <a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es">AESAN</a> ha informado sobre la presencia de proteína láctea no declarada en galletas y productos de bollería, de las marcas Proceli y Auchan. Por lo tanto, est...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[A qualitative risk and benefit assessment for visual-only post-mortem meat inspection of cattle, sheep, goats and farmed/wild deer 13/03/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1115#ancla1115</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In the context of modernising post-mortem meat inspection (PMMI) to make it truly risk-based and food chain-orientated, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is currently assessing existing off...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Obesity affects 17% of the Spanish population 13/03/15]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1039</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>From 7.4% of the population in 1987, the obesity in Spain have raised to 17 nowadays. </p><p><a href="http://www.aesa.msc.es/AESAN/docs/docs/notas_prensa/presentancion_ense.pdf">National Health Sur...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food security plan for Catalonia 2012-2016]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1037</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Catalan government has approved the Food Safety Plan of Catalonia 2012-2016 an interdepartmental project that defines the different actions in public food safety considering all stages of the food...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food security plan for Catalonia 2012-2016]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/Falso#ancla=1112</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalan government has approved the Food Safety Plan of Catalonia 2012-2016 an interdepartmental project that defines the different actions in public food safety considering all stages of the f...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Transfer of aflatoxins to milk, eggs, meat and offal 13/03/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla1102</link>
<description><![CDATA[The BfR has estimated the concentrations of aflatoxins to be expected in milk of dairy cows on the assumption of different carry-over rates and feed rations containing 20 % or 40 % forage corn (DM bas...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA role in Science 12/03/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1104#ancla1104</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provides impartial, high-calibre scientific advice to help inform decisions of policy makers about food-related risks. The Authority also has an important rol...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Spanish Food Inspection Programme 2013 13/03/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1026</link>
<description><![CDATA[Spanish Food Inspection Programme 2013]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food consumption in Spanish households 13/03/08]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1098#ancla1098</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/prensa/1300307%20PANEL%20CONSUMO%20(2)_tcm7-266200.pdf">Spanish food compsumption 2012 stats </a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assessment of Ocratoxin A in food for the Catalonian population - 08/03/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla1099</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has published the results of the risk assessment of Ocratoxin A in food during the period 2008-2009. In this third part of micotoxins study, ACSA has publis...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Annual Epidemiological Report on communicable diseases in Europe 13/03/06]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=35#ancla1094</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ECDC´s new Annual Epidemiological Report provides a comprehensive review of more than 50 communicable diseases currently notifiable under EU legislation.</p><p><a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Work Plan 2013- EFSA 05/03/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1091#ancla1091</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>FSA is looking forward to another busy year as it prepares to deliver around 690 scientific outputs in 2013. Specific aspects of the risk assessment programme will include advice on the use of anim...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[First National survey on infants and toddler food intake 13/03/04]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1005</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Info on first National survey on infants and toddler food intake.</p><p><a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/AESAN/web/notas_prensa/encuesta_nacional_alimentacion.shtml">AESAN Statement -ENALIA- </a></...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">1005</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Join the Food Safety Experts Database of the Basque Country 07/02/28]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1004</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Elika offers the posibility of joining the Food Safety Experts Database in the different Food Safety areas, with the aim of identifying experts to establish the Experts Groups ad hoc to support the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Factsheets and Infogrames about risks in the food chain 13/02/28]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1002</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Several Factsheets and Infographics with technical information about risks in the food chain.</p><p><a href="http://www.elika.net/es/fichas_tematicas.asp">Factsheets and Infogrames</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info Update on Horsemeat in european foodchain 13/02/26]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=997</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/prensa/noticias/detectado-un-producto-c%C3%A1rnico-de-vacuno-con-presencia-de-adn-equino-/tcm7-264698-16 ">Spanish Authorities Statement</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report on Food Safety in the Basque media press 26/02/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/proyectos_marcha.asp?id=1086#ancla1086</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ELIKA, in collaboration with the Consolidated Research Group in Journalism of the Basque Country University, has developed the report &quot;Food Security in the Basque press&quot; in order to analy...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[ State of the science of endocrine disrupting chemicals 13/02/26]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla1087</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This document provides the global status of scientific knowledge on exposure to and effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).</p><p>The work is based on the fact that endocrine systems are ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Toxicological data analysis to support grouping of pesticide active substances for cumulative risk assessment 13/02/25]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla1085</link>
<description><![CDATA[Toxicological analysis of the available regulatory studies provided in support of their approval has<br />been performed for reproductive and developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity and for effects on liver...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">995</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info Update on Horsemeat in european foodchain 13/02/22]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=996</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.aesan.msssi.gob.es/AESAN/web/notas_prensa/practicas_fraudulentas.shtml">Spanish Authorities Control Plan measures listed</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Aseessment of verotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> 13/02/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=2#ancla1083</link>
<description><![CDATA[Risk Assessment done by the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Exposure Assessment of fuminisins in food for the Catalonian population - 19/02/13 ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla1078</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has published the results of the exposure assessment of fumonisins in food during the period 2008-2009, and analyzed the associated human health risk. </p><...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info Update on Horsemeat in european foodchain 13/02/18]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=980</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency is today publishing the first set of industry results from beef products that have been tested for the presence of horse DNA.<br /><br />http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info update on Horsemeat in european foodchain 13/02/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=982</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-109_en.htm">Horse meat: Commission's control plan</a> </p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info update on Horsemeat in european foodchain 13/02/15]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=979</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.aesa.msc.es/AESAN/web/notas_prensa/fraude_carne_caballo.shtml">Last AESAN Statement on Horsemeat in european foodchain</a> </p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Horse meat and phenylbutazone 13/02/14]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=974</link>
<description><![CDATA[Animals treated with phenylbutazone are not allowed to enter the food chain as it may pose a risk to human health.<br /><br />More info on Phenylbutazone and Horsemeat<br />http://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/moni...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Annual Forward Evidence Plan - 14/02/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1076#ancla1076</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The attached document summarises the topic areas in which the Food Standards Agency expects to take forward new science and evidence activities, including, where necessary, issuing requests for sci...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[RASFF-RASVE Alerts Networks 2012 13/02/14]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=973</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ELIKA has prepared the reports, summary of the notifications provided through the RASFF (food and feed) and RASVE (animal diseases) for the third quarter of 2012.</p><p><a href="http://www.elika.ne...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Control strategies to reduce the burden of <i>Campylobacter</i> spp. in fresh poultry meat - AESAN 2013]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=22#ancla1074</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Control strategies to reduce the burden of Campylobacter spp. in broiler meat must be based on the strict implementation of Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) and the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA Statement: Horsemeat in the EU food chain 13/02/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=972</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The contamination of beef products with horsemeat raises issues of false labelling, food quality and traceability in the EU food chain. While there is no evidence to date of a food safety concern.<...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Join the Food Safety Experts Database of the Basque Country 07/02/13 ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=1003</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Elika offers the posibility of joining the Food Safety Experts Database in the different Food Safety areas, with the aim of identifying experts to establish the Experts Groups ad hoc to support the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[2nd Corporate Social Responsibility Report]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=970</link>
<description><![CDATA[2nd Corporate Social Responsibility Report]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Heavy metals and minerals in foods for children 05/02/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=37#ancla1072</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Some foods for infants and young children contain the heavy metals arsenic, lead and cadmium to a varying degree. The levels do not exceed the existing maximum levels but in some cases can still po...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Statement addressing citizens' concerns on bee health 13/02/04 ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=966</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This statement serves to answer the concerns raised. </p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/bees/docs/honeybee_health_pesticides_statement_en.pdf">Info Bee health and pesticide...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Elika Activity Report 2012]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=963</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.elika.net/es/guias_elika.asp?id=40">Elika Activity Report 2012 </a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[A literature review on effective risk communication for the prevention and control of communicable diseases in Europe 13/01/25]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1063#ancla1063</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This review examines the current body of literature on risk communication related to communicable diseases, focusing on: </p><ul><li>definitions and theories of risk communication</li><li>methodolo...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<link>http://www.elika.net/en/industria_alimentaria_higiene.asp?id=1064#ancla1064</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[New FAO campaing: Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=956</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign t...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food allergens and intolerance substances drop in Catalonia  24/01/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=1065#ancla1065</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The ACSA has published a document on the monitoring and control of food allergens, which includes activities in Catalonia in the period 2005-2010 about the management and control of food allergens....]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Pesticide residues in food 2012 13/01/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla1061</link>
<description><![CDATA[Summaries and evaluations based on unpublished<br />proprietary data submitted for use by JMPR in making its assessments os pesticide residues.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Technology Watch UNE Certification Granted!]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/vigilancia_tecnologica.asp?id=1062#ancla1062</link>
<description><![CDATA[ELIKA has accomplished Technology Watch UNE certification.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[New Spanish Nutrition and Obesity Observatory 13/01/22]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=948</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>New Spanish Nutrition and Obesity Observatory launched</p><p><a href="http://www.aesa.msc.es/AESAN/web/notas_prensa/nutricion_estudio_obesidad.shtml">More info</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[ELIKA Food Safety first Quiz Winners! 13/01/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=944</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>More info about ELIKA Food Safety first Quiz <a href="http://www.concursoelika.net">Here</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[ELIKA App available for Ipad 13/01/18]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=936</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ELIKA smartphone app, now  available on Ipad:</p><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elika-fundacion-vasca-para/id526695028?l=es&amp;ls=1&amp;mt=8">App Store</a><br /><a href="https://play.g...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Survey of inorganic arsenic in seaweed  available un Australia 13/01/18]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=29#ancla1053</link>
<description><![CDATA[Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) conducted a small survey investigating levels of inorganic arsenic in dried seaweed and products containing seaweed available in Australia. This survey was...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dietary Reference Values for energy 13/01/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=1052#ancla1052</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived dietary reference values for energy, which are provided as average requiremen...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Transparent use of Risk Assessment in decision making - European Agencies 14/01/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1051#ancla1051</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Heads of National Food Agencies in Europe (HoA) has created a Working Group comprised representatives from six national food agencies: the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FAVV)...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Overview of the European Data Collection of Chemical Occurrence in Food and Feed 13/01/10]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1047#ancla1047</link>
<description><![CDATA[In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has received from the European Commission a mandate to collect on a continuous basis al...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Infographic on food alergy and intolerance 11/01/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=1048#1048</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Elika has developed this food alergy and intolerance infographic to explain what they are, which foodstuffs and ingredients cause them and which good practice should be carried out to eliminate the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Guidance for the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods 09/01/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=21#ancla1043</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The FSANZ Listeria risk management strategy is intended to estimate the proportion of cases of listeriosis attributable to foods, and to identify, implement and evaluate effective control measures....]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Exposure assessment to COPs for the Catalonian Population 08/01/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla1044</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has published the results of the exposure assessment of persistent organic pollutans (POPs) such as DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorocyc...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on the risk posed by pathogens in food of non-animal origin. Part 1 13/01/9]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla1045</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Food of non-animal origin (FoNAO) is consumed in a variety of forms, and a major component of almost all meals. These food types have the potential to be associated with large outbreaks as seen in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Programme of FVO Audits 2013 13/01/08]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=920</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This document sets out the audit programme for 2013 of DG Health and Consumers' Food and Veterinary Office (FVO). It also contains a short report on the execution of its audit programme 2011. </p><...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Refined exposure assessment for caramel colours 13/01/07]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla1041</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This EFSA statement is a refined exposure assessment of caramel colours (E 150a, E 150c and E 150d) taking into account additional information on its use in foods as consumed. The EFSA Panel on Foo...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Elika explains the Emerging Risk Identification 02/01/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=1038#1038</link>
<description><![CDATA[ELIKA article on European activities on Emerging Risk Identification.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Last toxicity data on mercury in experimental animals and humans and posterior EFSA Risk Assessment 20/12/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=6#ancla1032</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The scope of this project to collate, compile and summarise the scientific literature on the toxicity of methyl mercury, inorganic mercury and total mercury in humans and experimental animals publi...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[FAO/WHO guide for developing and improving national food recall systems 12/12/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1028#ancla1028</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The purpose of the document is to support countries in establishing and implementing an effective national food recall system to respond to food safety events or emergencies. By drawing on demonstr...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on the presence of dioxins (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like PCBs (DL-PCBs) in commercially available foods for infants and young children 12/12/18]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=3#ancla1012</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA has delivered a scientific opinion on the presence of dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs) in commercially available foods for infants and young children. </p><p><a href...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[How to tackle the climate change effects on Food Safety? 12/12/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=1001#ancla1001</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Strategic Research Agenda of the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE &#8211; JPI) sets out the strategic priorities for trans-disciplinary and i...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA explains food-borne zoonotic diseases 12/12/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla1002</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>EFSA has published a fact sheet explaining that zoonoses are infections or diseases that can be transmitted directly or indirectly between animals and humans, for instance by consuming cont...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA, a science-based organisation that protects and informs consumers 12/12/10]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/ganaderia_otros.asp?id=1000#ancla1000</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provides impartial, high-calibre scientific advice to help inform decisions of policy makers about food-related risks. This is a crucial part of an institu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Anual Report of the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food 12/11/29]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla987</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF), who provides advice to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on a range of issues relating to the microbiological safety of food, has...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assessment of hexaclorobenzene in food for the Catalonian population 29/11/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla988</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has published the results of the exposure assessment of hexaclorobenzene in food during the year 2008, and analyzed the associated human health risk. Beside...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[SAM report on Food Safety Consumer Perception 12/11/28]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=874</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.gencat.cat/salut/acsa/html/ca/dir2927/sam2011es.pdf">SAM consumer perception report</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Increased Cryptosporidium infections in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany 12/11/28]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=35#ancla986</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>An increase in cryptosporidiosis notifications has been observed in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany since August 2012 that is likely to be real, and not due to surveillance or notif...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Compliance of Spanish border inspection posts with Approval requirements 12/11/26]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=873</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Overall conclusions: There is a variation in the level of compliance of the facilities visited during the audit. Meanwhile most of them comply with the minimum structural and operational requiremen...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[12/11/22]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=36#ancla982</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Every year, 18 November is European Antibiotic Awareness Day. In recent years, the overuse or misuse of antibiotics has been linked to the emergence and spread of micro-organisms which are resistan...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Zoonosis in Catalunya 12/11/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla983</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.gencat.cat/salut/acsa/html/ca/dir2911/svc_zoonosi2008_2010.pdf">Article</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Call for the Scientific Comittee on Food Safety of the Basque Country 12/11/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=862</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.elika.net/es/comite_cientifico_formu.asp">More information of the call</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Inventory of EFSA´s activities on bees 12/11/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=981#ancla981</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The inventory presented in this report describes the past and current scientific activities of EFSA addressing directly or indirectly bee risk assessment, risk mitigation and monitoring. To perform...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Health risk of ammonium released from water filters 12/11/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla979</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food Safety Plan proposal in Catalonia 16/11/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=973#ancla973</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ACSA has published the Food Safety Plan proposal in Catalonia 2012-2016 which has been developed with the participation of the Catalonian government responsible in this matter, the food chain opera...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Challenging boundaries in risk assessment – sharing experiences 12/11/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=974#ancla974</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Hundreds of the world&#8217;s leading food safety experts gathered in Parma on the 7 and 8 November to take part in a high-level scientific conference organised by EFSA to mark its tenth anniversar...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food consumption in Spanish households 15/11/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=972#ancla972</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAPYA) has published the latest data analyzed by the Consumer Panel at Spanish homes, showing an increase in food consumption and expenses from Oc...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Exposure Assessment of micotoxins in food for the Catalonian population 12/11/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla966</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has published the results of the exposure assessment of micotoxins in food during the period 2008-2009, and analyzed the associated human health risk. </p><...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Habits of high-level consumers of lead-shot wild-game meat in Scotland and Risk Assessment 07/11/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=18#ancla964</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The aim of this <a href="http://www.food.gov.uk/scotland/#.UJoasW-ZQbA">FSA-Scotland</a> project was to identify high-level consumers of <a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/metals.ht...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Radioactivity in Food and the Environment 2011 31/10/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla961</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>RIFE 2011 is the tenth joint annual report combining the results of the radiological monitoring programmes of the Food Standards Agency, the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Emerging and Novel BFRs in Food 12/10/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla954</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The BFRs that are the subject of the current opinion, were classified in groups termed &quot;emerging&quot; and &quot;novel&quot; BFRs. Information on 17 emerging and 10 novel BFRs was collected. T...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[New data on acrylamide levels in food 24/10/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/industria_alimentaria_otros.asp?id=955#ancla955</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The EFSA has published a report which sets out new updates on acrylamide levels in food surveillance results of acrylamide in Europe between 2007 and 2010. They have monitored 10 major food categor...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Guidance on the Use of Probabilistic Methodology for Modelling Dietary Exposure to Pesticide Residues 12/10/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=948#ancla948</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asked the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues to provide guidance on methodology for performing probabilistic dietary exposure assessment...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assessment of dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs in food for the Catalonian population 08/10/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=3#ancla943</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ACSA has published the results of the exposure assessment of dioxins, furans and PCBs in food during the year 2008, and analyzed the associated human health risk. Besides, ACSA has compared these r...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of poultry meat  12/10/04]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=20#ancla942</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A qualitative risk assessment identified Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. bacteria as the most relevant biological hazards in the context of meat inspection of poultry.</p><p><br />Scie<a href="...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Road infrastructure impact studies: ANSES proposes a list of pollutants to investigate in health risk assessment 12/10/03]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla941</link>
<description><![CDATA[ANSES published its conclusions and recommendations regarding pollutants to be investigated in the context of road infrastructure health risk assessments. This work enters into the framework of revisi...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report highlights the FSA's use of science 2011/2012 - 02/10/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=938#ancla938</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This report illustrates how the FSA commissions and uses its science and evidence knowledge to drive food safety policy and advice, by reducing the incidence of foodborne diseases. </p><p>The repor...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[BEREZI@ Salmonella Stanley Europe 12/10/01]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=794</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>An outbreak of <em>Salmonella </em>Stanley infection involving 167 confirmed and 254 probable cases is on-going in several Member States of the European Union (EU). As cases do not have travel hist...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scottish food surveillance report 2011 published 26/09/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=37#ancla936</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The results from the analysis of food samples collected from Scottish businesses in 2011 have shown a slight increase in the levels of satisfactory samples in comparison with the previous year. </p...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Experts analyze the relationship between contamination of natural resources and food safety 12/09/26]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=793</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>On September 25, Elika and Ihobe held a conference in Bilbao in which highlighted the need to produce more food, given the growth of the world population, but from a successful and sustainable poin...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections 12/09/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=791</link>
<description><![CDATA[An outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infection involving 167 confirmed and 254 probable cases is on-going in several Member States of the European Union (EU).<br /><br />More info on S. Stanley Outbreak<br />http://...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[A review of the production and processing practices in smoked fish processing plants with emphasis on contamination by Listeria monocytogenes 12/09/19]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=21#ancla931</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A critical review of literature relating to Listeria monocytogenes contamination of raw and finished fish during the hot and cold smoking processes was undertaken from a variety of academic and oth...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[PANCAKE – Pilot study for the Assessment of Nutrient intake and food Consumption Among Kids in Europe 12/09/19]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=932#ancla932</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The objective of the Pilot study for Assessment of Nutrient intake and food Consumption Among Kids in Europe (PANCAKE) project was to develop, test, and evaluate tools and procedures for a future h...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Portugal Cheese withdrawal 12/09/18]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=777</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Portugal Cheese withdrawal due to Listeria contamination. </p><p><a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/AESAN/web/notas_prensa/listeria.shtml">AESAN</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk profile in relation to toxoplasma in the food chain 12/09/18]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=35#ancla929</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A risk profile on toxoplasma in the food chain by the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) has recommended that further studies are needed to establish the importance of...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=930#ancla930</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Nordic dietary surveys 17/09/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=927#ancla927</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Nordic <a href="http://wiki.elika.net/index.php/Estudio_de_Dieta_Total">dietary surveys</a> 17/09/12 National dietary surveys have been completed in all five Nordic countries for purposes of nutrit...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Terms of reference in Nutrition Risk Assessment 12/09/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=925#925</link>
<description><![CDATA[This article clarifies the meaning and use of the values &#8203;&#8203;used as a reference when assessing nutritional risk.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Piloting a process for Emerging Risk Identification 11/09/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=924#ancla924</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Food Safety Authority has published a second periodic report on its work in the area of emerging risk identification. The report highlights findings from the 2010-2012 pilot phase that...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Biannual FSA public attitudes tracker survey 04/09/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=921#ancla921</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Agency conducts a tracking survey among consumers, in order to monitor changes in consumer attitudes towards the Agency and food-related issues. The survey has monitored people&#8217;s attitude...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Expert Database 2011 Annual Report of Activities 03/09/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=919#ancla919</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA&#8217;s expert database (EDB) was launched on 2008 with the main objective to establish a database of external scientific experts that can be queried in order to enhance its capacity to conduc...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Conference: Contamination of Natural Resources and their effects in the Food Safety 12/07/26]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=748</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bilbao, 25th of september 2012]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Lessons learned from the 2011 outbreak of Escherichia coli 12/08/01]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=916#ancla916</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Lessons learned from the 2011 outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O104:H4 in sprouted seeds.</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/salmonella/docs/cswd_lesson...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Fish freezing requirements relaxed in the UK 12/08/01]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=4#ancla918</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Food Standards Agency has announced that from today, certain farmed fish destined to be eaten raw in dishes like sushi no longer need to be frozen before use to protect consumers against parasi...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Article on food allergies and intolerances 26/07/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=913#913</link>
<description><![CDATA[This article summarizes information on food allergies in the Book of Allergic Diseases recently published by the BBVA Foundation, which is mainly based on the Allergology Treaty of the Spanish Society...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[French Food Composition Table 12/07/25]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=912#ancla912</link>
<description><![CDATA[The nutrient datasheets present the contents of different components (carbohydrates, proteins, fat and fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, etc.) and energy values for each food. The data are always given...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Survey of National Reference Laboratory (NRL) capacity for six food- and waterborne diseases in EU/EEA countries 12/07/25]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=746</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Data from National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) play an important part in European surveillance of food- and waterborne infectious disease. In 2009, a survey was conducted to obtain an idea of the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Pesticide Residues in Food 12/07/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla910</link>
<description><![CDATA[The toxicological monographs and monograph addenda contained in this volume were<br />prepared by a WHO Core Assessment Group on Pesticide Residues that met with the FAO<br />Panel of Experts on Pesticide Res...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Controlling the risk of cross-contamination from E.coli O157 12/07/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=2#ancla911</link>
<description><![CDATA[<html><body><p>The Food Standards Agency has produced this Q&amp;A to reflect comments and requests for clarification we have received since issuing guidance on controlling the risk of cross-contamina...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[When Food Is Cooking Up a Storm – Proven Recipes for Risk Communications 12/07/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=909#ancla909</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The objective of these guidelines - a joint initiative of the European Food Safety Authority and national food safety organisations in Europe - is to provide a framework to assist decision-making a...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assessment of arsenic in food for the Catalonian population. 20/07/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=29#ancla905</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has published the results of the exposure assessment of arsenic in food during the year 2008, and analyzed the associated human health risk. Besides, ACSA h...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on Ergot alkaloids in food and feed 12/07/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla906</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientific Opinion on Ergot alkaloids in food and feed. </p><p><a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2798.pdf">Article</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Levels of dioxins and PCBs in food and feed in Europe 12/07/18]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=3#ancla904</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A total of 13,797 samples were assessed for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (DL-PCBs) and 19,181 samples for non dioxin-like PCBs (NDL-PCBs). These samples were submitted between 1995 and 2010 by 26 E...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Lead dietary exposure in the European population 12/07/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=18#ancla902</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The current EFSA study examined 144,206 analytical results for lead in food collected during a nine-yearperiod. </p><p>More than half of the foods tested had levels of lead at less than detection o...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc in samples of fruit and vegetables grown in the UK. 09/07/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=29#ancla897</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The FSA has investigated the levels of cadmium, lead, copper, zinc and arsenic in UK grown fruits and vegetables. 1266 basket products from local farm shops, greengrocers, pick your own, supermarke...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Exploring options for providing advice about possible human health risks based on the concept of Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) 05/07/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=893#ancla893</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA&#8217;s Scientific Committee has evaluated the threshold of toxicological concern (TTC) approach as a tool for providing scientific advice about possible human health risks from low level expo...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[French Food Composition Table 12/07/25]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=912#ancla912</link>
<description><![CDATA[The nutrient datasheets present the contents of different components (carbohydrates, proteins, fat and fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, etc.) and energy values for each food. The data are always given...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Berezi@ Mycotoxins in food and feed 29/06/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=890#890</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The last decade, an increase of micotoxins in food and feed has been ocurred, mainly, due to the climate change effects, which make the funghi (mycotoxin-producing) grow in field crops. Therefore, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[COM plataform on Food Safety]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=715</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ELIKA has presented today a new Communication Platform. A tool to help risk managers, bloggers an media professionals in their daily work.</p><p><a href="http://komunikazioa.elika.net">Enter the CO...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Basque Food Consumer Perception Survey 12/06/25]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=716</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ELIKA-Basque Foundation for Agro-Food Safet- has completed a study on Basque Consumer Food Safety perception. We consulted a total of 1,215 people between January and February 2012, in order to obt...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Profile for Pathogenic Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli 12/06/22]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=2#ancla888</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This risk profile provides current scientific information relevant to this issue, i.e. whether certain enterohemorrhagic Shiga toxin producing serotypes of E. coli, including non-O157 serotypes, ca...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food safety risks at home as budgets are stretched 22/06/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=889#ancla889</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>During the Food Safety week, FSA has communicated <strong>new research showing that some people are taking more risks with food safety as they try to save money and make their meals go further</str...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on Reflecting on the experiences and lessons learnt from modelling on biological hazards 12/06/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=886#ancla886</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2725.pdf">Article</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Presentaciones de la Jornada Producción de alimentos y Seguridad Alimentaria: desafios actuales 15/06/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=697</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Presentaciones de la jornada <em><strong>Producción de alimentos y Seguridad Alimentaria: desafíos actuales - &#8220;del sector primario al consumidor&#8221;</strong></em> celebrada el pasado 29 de...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Opinion on Mineral oil hydrocarbons in food 12/06/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla880</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on human exposure through the diet to a diverse group of mixtures known as &#8216;mineral oil hydrocarbons&#8217; (MOH)....]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk assessment of high DL-PCB levels in hen’s eggs]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=3#ancla877</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>On the basis of the currently available data, the BfR has conducted an assessment of the health effects of these latest findings.</p><p><a href="http://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/349/risk-assessment-of-hig...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Evaluation of the Risks Posed in Europe by Unintended Mixing of Food Crops Develope d for Food Uses and Food Crops Develope d for Non-Food Uses 12/06/11]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=878#ancla878</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ilsi.org/Europe/Documents/ILSI-11-002%20FOOD%20CROPS03.pdf">Article</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Estimation of Listeria monocytogenes transfer coefficients and efficacy of bacterial removal through cleaning and sanitation 12/06/7]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=21#ancla875</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The probability distributions and mathematical models derived here can be used to evaluate L. monocytogenes cross-contamination dynamics in environments where foods are handled, and to assess the p...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA procedures for responding to urgent advice needs 12/06/7]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=876#ancla876</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This document provides guidance on the practical arrangements necessary to ensure responsiveness of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to the need for urgent advice on food and feed safety. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Soil contamination and the uptake of lead by vegetable crops : Risks of lead contaminated soil 12/05/31]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=18#ancla871</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Soil contamination with lead is often a bottleneck in the use of soil when growing vegetables. After consumption of the crops lead may cause a range of health effects such as behavioral problems an...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Weighing of evidence and uncertainty in Risk Assessment 12/05/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=868#ancla868</link>
<description><![CDATA[This memorandum is focussed on risk assessment of stressors to which humans may be<br />exposed. The memorandum is intended to complement the draft SCENIHR report on the<br />identification of emerging issues...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Annual report on the Emerging Risks Exchange Network 2011 23/05/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=869#ancla869</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This report presents the activities of the EFSA&#8217;s Emerging Risks Exchange Network together with a description of the Member States national activities on emerging risks detection. The Network...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[New Food Safety Smartphone App 22/05/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=672</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>New Food Safety Smartphone App. </p><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elika-fundacion-vasca-para/id526695028?l=es&amp;ls=1&amp;mt=8">App Store</a><br /><a href="https://play.google.com/sto...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Schmallenberg virus &#9472; potential implications for human health 12/05/10]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=32#ancla860</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In order to assess the potential impact of this epizootic on public health, both RKI and RIVM have completed the 2 epidemiological studies, summarized in this <a href="http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assessment of lead in wild game meat in Spain 12/05/09]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=18#ancla859</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Risk Assessment of lead in wild game meat in Spain. Although the information available in Spain regarding the lead content in wild game meat and its consumption is incomplete, following the analysi...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Jornada Producción de alimentos y Seguridad Alimentaria: desafíos actuales]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=857</link>
<description><![CDATA[El próximo 29 de mayo se va a celebrar en el Palacio de Congresos Europa de Vitoria-Gasteiz la jornada Producción de alimentos y seguridad alimentaria: desafíos actuales - “del sector primario al cons...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Acrylamide in New Zealand food and updated exposure assessment 12/05/03]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=5#ancla855</link>
<description><![CDATA[Acrylamide concentrations were measured in selected New Zealand foods. Foods were selected on the basis of their likely contribution to dietary acrylamide exposure. Foods analysed included potato prod...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Survey of arsenic in cattle and sheep 12/05/03]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=29#ancla856</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The purpose of this survey was to investigate the levels of total arsenic and inorganic arsenic in muscle and kidneys from cattle and sheep. 207 samples of muscle and kidney from England and Wales ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Uptake of coccidiostats in vegetables 12/05/02]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=34#ancla854</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This project aimed at obtaining experimental data related to the uptake of coccidiostats authorised in the European Union particularly in vegetables grown on poultry manure-amended soils -An animal...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Sulphites survey 12/04/30]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla853</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>FSANZ, together with state and territory agencies, has conducted a national coordinated food survey on the levels of sulphites in sausages, cordials and dried fruit.</p><p><a href="http://www.foods...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Exposure to Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for UK population 12/04/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=30#ancla849</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cereals, vegetables and smoked foods Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were measured in a range of cereals, cereal products, vegetables, vegetable products...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Operational guidance on rapid risk assessment methodology 12/04/19]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=848#ancla848</link>
<description><![CDATA[This guidance document develops a methodology for rapid risk assessments undertaken in the initial stages of an<br />event or incident of potential public health concern.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) in Food 12/04/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla843</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Brominated phenols and their derivatives comprise a complex group of brominated flame retardants, used as reactive as well as additive flame retardants in a large range of resins and polyester poly...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla838</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This report identifies the relationships between meteorological and climate variables and six food- and waterborne pathogens. </p><p><a href="This report identifies the relationships between meteor...]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[ELIKA client satisfaction survey 12/03/30]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The client average satisfaction with ELIKA is 8,4.<br />Thank you to all participants in this survey.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Opinion on the risks related to the presence of citrinin in food and feed  12/03/26]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla832</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Citrinin is a mycotoxin produced by several species of the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium and Monascus and occurs mainly in stored grains. </p><p><a href=" http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Pesticide residues in food (2011) 12/03/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla826</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Monographs containing summaries or residue data and toxicological data considered at the 2011 JMPR, together with recommendations, are available upon request from FAO or WHO. </p><p><a href="http:/...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report on veterinary medicinal product residues and other substances in live animals and animal products 12/03/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=34#ancla827</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This report summarises the monitoring data from 2010 on the presence of residues of veterinary medicinal products and certain substances in live animals and animal products in the European Union. <...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Evaluation of certain veternary drug residues in food 12/03/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=34#ancla825</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Seventy-fith meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives</p><p><a href="http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2012/9789241209694_eng.pdf">Report</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria 2010  12/03/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=36#ancla821</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Data covered resistance in zoonotic<em> Salmonella </em>and <em>Campylobacter</em> from humans, food and animals, and in indicator <em>Escherichia coli </em>and enterococci from animals and food. S...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food Consumtion in Spain, 2011 12/03/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=822#ancla822</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) has published data from the Food Consumption Panel, which is being developed in Spain since 1987. These data reflect the volume and spend...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Presentations Conference on Impact of Climate Change on Food Safety 12/03/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=607</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.elika.net/es/otros_documentos.asp?Id=80">Presentations</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Zoonotic Agents and Food-borne Outbreaks in 2010 12/03/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla816</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control analysed the information on the occurrence of zoonoses and food-borne outbreaks in 2010 submitted by 27...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Multimedia teaching materials on Food Security 12/03/12]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/ganaderia_otros.asp?id=817#ancla817</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ELIKA-in collaboration with the Department of Environment, Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government and the Institute of Consumer Affairs &#39;Kontsumobide&#39; IkasElika has cr...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Efsa Work Plan for 2012 12/03/9]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=815#ancla815</link>
<description><![CDATA[EFSA marks its 10th anniversary in 2012. It will be a time for reflecting on past achievements as well as anticipating new challenges. The work programme for the year reflects the demands which the Au...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Now our documental Data Base become public! 12/03/01]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=598</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Now, our documental Data Base become public to spreed over than 700 bibliographic citations on Food Safety</p><p><a href="http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1936591/seguridad-alimentaria-elika-elikagai...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Conference on impact of Climate Change  on Food Safety 12/02/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=588</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>On <strong>7 March,</strong> Wednesday, will be held in <strong>Bilbao</strong> a conference on the <strong>implications of climate change on food security</strong> organized by the Department for ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Methodological framework for emerging risk identification 12/02/17]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=800#ancla800</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The EFSA working group proposed a revised simplified framework for emerging risk identification including three main steps: </p><ol><li>preliminary identification of priority emerging issues</li><l...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Notification on Schmallenberg virus in Europe 16/02/10]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=585</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Schmallenberg virus isolated from ruminants in the European Union; no potential implications for human health.</p><p><a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/Lists/News/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?L...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[FSA publishes 2012 priorities on science and evidence 12/02/15]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=794#ancla794</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Food Standards Agency has published its Forward Evidence Plan for 2012. The plan outlines priority science and evidence activities for the coming year, including potential areas for research fu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Sheet on patulin 2012/02/14]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=579</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.securite-alimentaire.public.lu/publications/imprimes/dep_patuline_jus_pomme/dep_patuline.pdf">Sheet</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assessment of Cadmium for the spanish population. 12/02/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=16#ancla793</link>
<description><![CDATA[Risk Assessment of Cadmium for the spanish population done by the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Activity Report 2011 12/02/10]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=576</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Elika Activity Report 2011 </p><p><a href="http://www.elika.net/datos/conocenos_documentos/Archivo35/memoria%20Elika%202011%20cast%20ok.pdf">Download</a><br /><a href="http://www.sharesnack.com/5DF...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Modelling, predicting and mapping the emergence of aflatoxins in cereals in the EU due to climate change. 12/02/10]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla792</link>
<description><![CDATA[An inventory and modelling of the factors influencing the emergence of AFs in maize, wheat and rice crops in EU due to climate change, as well as the production of maps to highlight predicted AF conta...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Networks RASFF-RASVE alerts 2011 12/02/07]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=572</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ELIKA has prepared the reports, summary of the notifications provided through the RASFF (food and feed) and RASVE (animal diseases) for the third quarter of 2011.</p><p><a href="http://www.elika.ne...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[FVO programme of audits 2012 2012/01/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/alimentacion_animal_otros.asp?id=785#ancla785</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/food/fvo/inspectprog/prog_audit_2012_en.pdf">Programme</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Cadmium dietary exposure in the European population 12/01/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=16#ancla782</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>To better identify major dietary sources, cadmium levels in food on the European market were reviewed and exposure estimated using detailed individual food consumption data. High levels of cadmium ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA assesses control options for norovirus in oysters 2012/01/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=32#ancla783</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA&#8217;s Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ Panel) concludes in its risk assessment that the most effective public health measures to protect consumers from exposure to norovirus in oysters ar...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Networks RASFF-RASVE alerts 12/01/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=553</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ELIKA has prepared the reports, summary of the notifications provided through the RASFF (food and feed) and RASVE (animal diseases) for the third quarter of 2011.</p><p><a href="http://www.elika.ne...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Article: Food Safety Communication Strategies]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=775#775</link>
<description><![CDATA[Elika has published an article with the summary of the Conference on Communication Estrategies in Food Safety, celebrated on 14th of december in Vitoria.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Workshop on Food Safety Communication 12/11/22]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=548</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>On this <a href="http://www.elika.net/es/eventos_elika.asp?id=29">link</a> you will find the presentations used in the Workshop.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risks Assessment for animal and public health related to the presence of T-2 and HT-2 toxin in food and feed 11/12/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla770</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A total of 20,519 results for the sum of T-2 and HT-2 toxins in food, feed and unprocessed grains, collected in 2005-2010 from 22 European countries, were used in this EFSA evaluation. </p><p><a hr...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA Statement on Bisphenol A 11/12/02]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla756</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The EFSA CEF Panel has analysed whether the ANSES report &quot;Effets sanitaires du bisphénol A&quot; contains any elements that would necessitate a revision of the EFSA opinion. The conclusions ar...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[2010 pesticide residue analytical survey in Spanish food 11/12/01]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla754</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Data on pesticide residue analytical survey on Spanish food in 2010.</p><p><a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/AESAN/docs/docs/control_oficial/planes_nacionales_especificos/Resultado_2010_plaguicidas....]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Climate Change and Health 11/12/02]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/ganaderia_otros.asp?id=755#ancla755</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Health and Climate Change Observatory of the Spanish Department of Health, Social Policy and Equality (MISACO) has enabled a virtual space on the website which contains extensive information on the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[School canteens: advices from the Goverment  of the Basque Country]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=537</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Advices from the Basque Country government on the management of the school canteens. </p><p><a href="http://www.hezkuntza.ejgv.euskadi.net/r43-573/es/contenidos/informacion/dij3/es_2099/adjuntos/co...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Harmonised guidance for a dietary exposure assessments ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=750#ancla750</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA, FAO and the WHO have published jointly guidance for a harmonised Total Diet Study (TDS) approach. </p><p><a href=" http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2450.htm">TDS Guide</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Publication of a new number of the AESAN Scientific Committe Journal 11/11/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=523</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Scientific Committee on Food Safety and Nutrition of the Spanish Agency on Food Safety and Nutrition has published a new number oh it´s Journal, with reports about: </p><ul><li><a href="http://...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report on Botulism in kids 11/11/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=35#ancla745</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition has recently published a report on botulism in kids.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Changes in the regulation of micotoxines: effects on the population 11/11/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla746</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Scientific Committee of the Sapnish Agency on Food Safety and Nutrition has recently publishe a report on the legislation of micotoxins.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Recommendations to calculate the shelf life of a food product 11/11/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=21#ancla747</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Scientific Committee of the Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency has publish a report with recommendations for the calculation of the shelf life of a product.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Control Methods for enteric viruses in food products 11/11/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=32#ancla748</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Scientific Committe on Food Safety anf Nutrition has publish a report on methods for the control of viruses in food products.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assesment on Nitrates by AESAN 11/11/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=15#ancla732</link>
<description><![CDATA[Riska Assessment done by the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency of Food Safety and Nutrition]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Survey on Mycotoxins in food products for infants and young children in the UK 11/11/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla744</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The FSA has commissioned a four-year rolling surveillance programme to quantify a number of mycotoxins in a variety of foods. Here the report of the <a href="http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Conference: Communication Strategies on Food Safety 11/11/22]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=519</link>
<description><![CDATA[Conference of Communication Strategies on Food Safety, that will be held in Vitoria-Gasteiz next Decembre 14th.<br />Program and aplications]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk posed by STEC and other pathogenic bacteria in seeds and sprouted seeds 2011/11/17]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=2#ancla740</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The BIOHAZ Panel has issued a scientific Opinion on the public health risk of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and other pathogenic bacteria that may contaminate seeds and sprouted seeds. </p><...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[European 2009 Epidemiological Report 11/11/11]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla739</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This edition of the Annual Epidemiological Report, presents the surveillance data reported to ECDC for 2009.</p><p><a href="http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/Forms/ECDC_DispFor...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[The 2009 European Union Report on Pesticide Residues in Food 11/11/10]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla737</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The report presents the results of the control of pesticide residues in food commodities sampled during the calendar year 2009 in the 27 EU Member States and two EFTA countries (Iceland and Norway)...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Epidemiologic report on food transmitted illnesses in Spain 11/11/09]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla738</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Epidemiologic data on food transmitted illnesses in Spain during 2010. </p><p><a href="http://revistas.isciii.es/bes/index.php/bes/article/view/311/327">CNE Report 2010 </a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on the risks for animal and public health related to the presence of Alternaria toxins in feed and food  2011/11/07]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla736</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority to review the safety of Alternaria toxins in food and feed. In addition to causing plant diseases on many crops such as cereals, oil...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[BfR evaluates Acrylamide in Food 11/11/07]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=5#ancla735</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has summarised the current state of research, it has evaluated a large number of human and animal experiments as well as epidemiological studies. In add...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Review on E. coli outbreak in Europe 11/10/27]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=729#729</link>
<description><![CDATA[ELIKA has summarized all available info reported on the 2011 E. coli outbreak in Europe.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli in raw beef and beef products: approaches for the provisión of scientific advice 11/10/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=2#ancla728</link>
<description><![CDATA[It has been noted that a number of risk assessments have already been undertaken on EHEC in meat and meat products and that there is experience in some countries on the risk<br />management of this issue....]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Ask about your questions on Food Safety 11/10/24]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=499</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>New WEB service: Ask about your questions on Food Safety. </p><p><a href="http://www.elika.net/es/elika_responde.asp">Ask About Food Safety</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food consumption questionaire in Spain 11/10/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=727#ancla727</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency has published the results obtained from the National Food Consumption Questionaire during 2009 and 2010. </p><p><a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/AESAN/w...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Frontiers in Food Allergen Risk Assessment symposium]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=726#ancla726</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Summary report of a joint symposium held in october 2010 in nice, france organised by the ILSI europe food allergy task force in association with Europrevall. </p><p><a href="http://www.ilsi.org/Eu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[2010 Epidemiological review: Bizkaia (Basque Country) 11/10/17]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=495</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This epidemiological report summarized the notified cases along Bizkaia in 2010. </p><p><a href="http://www.osakidetza.euskadi.net/contenidos/informacion/publicaciones_epidem/es_4383/adjuntos/Bizka...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Biogenic amine formation in fermented foods 11/10/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla725</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A qualitative risk assessment of biogenic amines (BA) in fermented foods was conducted, using data from the scientific literature, as well as from European Union-related surveys, reports and consum...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Transnational EuroTransBio Call for Proposals 11/10/11]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=490</link>
<description><![CDATA[The 7th ETB call for transnational proposals is open since October 4th, 2011. Deadline for submission is February 1st, 2012.<br /><br />More info]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Workshop: New approaches on Food Risk Assessment research 11/10/07]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=487</link>
<description><![CDATA[New approaches on Food Risk Assessment research in Europe.<br /><br />.</li></ol><p><a href="http://www.elika.net/es/eventos_elika.asp?id=25">More info</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Recomendations for fish consumption in Australia 11/10/03]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=721#ancla721</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Australia New Zeland Food Standard Agency has published some new recomendations for fish consuption dto pregnant women and young childrens due to mercury levels.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Multistate USA Outbreak of Listeriosis due to Cantaloupes consumption 11/09/26]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=483</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>More info about the multistate outbreak of Listeriosis linked to whole cantaloupes from Colorado. </p><p><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/listeriosis/outbreak.html">CDC</...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[European  2008 report on food treated with ionising radiation 11/09/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=719#ancla719</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Report from the Commission on food and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation for the year 2008.</p><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2011:0359:FIN:ES:...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Review on West Nile virus infection in Europe 11/09/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=479</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In the ongoing 2011 West Nile virus transmission season, cases have been reported from newly affected geographical areas. This was not entirely unexpected since areas with favourable ecological par...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Profile for Pathogenic non-O157 Shiga Toxin producing Escherichia coli - 11/09/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=2#ancla717</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Draft Risk Profile for Pathogenic non-O157 Shiga Toxin producing Escherichia coli (non-O157 STEC) </p><p><a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Non_O157_STEC_Risk_Profile.pdf">More information</a></...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk assessment of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood 11/09/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=35#ancla715</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</em> are common causes of diarrhoeal disease worldwide. These marine micro-organisms, native in estuarine waters globally, concentrate in the gut of filter-feeding mollu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[FVO Report the official controls over infant food production 11/09/16 ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=476</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) carried out missions to 11 Member States (MS) and Switzerland between September 2007 and December 2009 in order to evaluate the official controls over the produ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Total Diet Study in Catalonia 2008 11/09/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=30#ancla713</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The ACSA has published the first results of the Total Diet Study in Catalonia 2008, which provides data on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) intake by the diet of the Catalans. </p><p><a href...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Furan levels in food from monitoring years 2004-2010 in Europe 11/09/02]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=3#ancla708</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The current report provides an update to include all data sampled and analysed between 2004 and 2010 and, in addition to previous reports, presents exposure estimates for different populations.</p>...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dioxines, PCBs and dioxin-like PCBs new recomendation  11/09/02]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=3#ancla716</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Dioxines, PCBs and dioxin-like PCBs new recomendation </p><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:218:0023:0025:ES:PDF">Recomendation </a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Epidemiologic data on Foodborne illnesses in Gipuzkoa 2010 11/09/01]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla707</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Epidemiologic data on Foodborne illnesses in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country) during 2010. </p><p><a href="http://www.osakidetza.euskadi.net/contenidos/informacion/publicaciones_epidem/es_4383/adjuntos/Gi...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Guidance for the control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-eat foods-NZFSA-27/07/11]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=706</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has developed a series of guidance documents for the control of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods. Following a technical peer review by ind...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Publication of the Operational Plan on Food Safety Research in Basque Country 26/07/11]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=459</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Directorate of Innovation and Food Industry of the Department of Environment, Territorial Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government has published the <a href="http://www.elik...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk to public health related to the presence of high levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in liver from sheep and deer 11/07/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=3#ancla704</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The CONTAM Panel evaluated dioxin and PCB results from 332 sheep liver, 175 sheep meat and 9 deer liver samples submitted by eight European countries and estimated the exposure through consumption ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">458</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Present knowledge on the occurrence and control of foodborne viruses 11/07/14]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=32#ancla702</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This review summarized the biology, epidemiology, diagnosis and public health importance of foodborne viruses. Data needs to support a risk assessment were also identified. In addition possible con...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[First joint report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria affecting humans, animals and food 11/07/13]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=36#ancla701</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA and The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control have combined their expertise to analyse Member State data and compile the first joint EU report on antimicrobial resistance in zoono...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[E. coli outbreak: EU withdraws Egyptian seeds from the market and temporarily bans their import 11/07/8]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=453</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Union is withdrawing from the market, and temporarily banning the import of, certain types of seeds from Egypt after Egyptian fenugreek seeds were linked to the E. coli outbreaks (O104...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 8 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Spanish government´s statement on E. coli outbreak]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=2#ancla700</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Spanish government´s statement on <em>E. coli</em> outbreak.</p><p><a href="http://www.msps.es/novedades/docs/30062011ComunicadoSemillasEColi.pdf">More info</a><br /><a href="http://www.efsa.europa...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA/ECDC advice on sprouts or sprouted seeds consumption 11/06/30]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=2#ancla699</link>
<description><![CDATA[Until the investigation has been finalised, ECDC and EFSA strongly recommend advising consumers not to grow sprouts for their own consumption and not to eat sprouts or sprouted seeds unless they have ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Opinion on the risks for public health related to the presence of zearalenone in food 11/06/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla694</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority to review the safety of zearalenone and the risk to consumers of a possible increase of the maximum level (ML) for zearalenone in br...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Leaflet: Hygiene conditions in fishing boats 11/06/23]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=440</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Fisheries Department of the Basque Government, together with Elika (the Basque Foundation for Agrofood Safety) has published a leaflet with information about the Official Control Program of hyg...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Technological Watch for small agrofood industries 11/06/21]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=435</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ELIKA has published this article in order to provide a starting point for small food businesses implementing a Technology Watch methodology. </p><p><a href="http://www.elika.net/es/otros_documentos...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy 11/06/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=432</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Report of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel were written to provide healthcare professionals with the most up-to...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dietary exposure to phthalates in UK 11/06/16]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla688</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Committee on Toxicity considers the potential risk to consumers at the levels of dietary exposure estimated from the FSA survey and to advise on whether the levels of phthalate esters in foods ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">428</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[AESAN consumption recommendations to reduce exposure to chemical contaminants in food 14/06/11]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=687#ancla687</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p> AESAN (Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency) establishes management adequate measures to minimize food risks and to guarantee health protection to the consumer. In this context, the Agency has...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Information on E. coli outbreak in Germany]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=686#686</link>
<description><![CDATA[Further information on this outbreak (in Spanish).]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">423</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Information on E. coli outbreak in Germany]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=684</link>
<description><![CDATA[Further information on this outbreak (in Spanish).]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">420</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Urgent advice on the public health risk of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli in fresh vegetables]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=2#ancla685</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Según el presente informe la cepa causante del brote alemán, presenta similitudes con las VTEC (<em>E. coli</em> Verotoxigénica, también conocida como STEC) así como con las EAEC (<em>E.coli</em> E...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[ Global Conference-ERANET SAFEFOODERA Food Safety 10/06/11]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=421</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Elika, on behalf of the Department of Environment, Territorial Plannig, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government, member of SAFEFOODERA, has attended the Global Conference held last 6-7, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Information on E. coli outbreak in Germany]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=681</link>
<description><![CDATA[Further information on this outbreak (in Spanish).]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">418</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Information on E. coli outbreak in Germany]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=680</link>
<description><![CDATA[Further information on this outbreak (in Spanish).]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">417</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Information on E. coli outbreak in Germany]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=679</link>
<description><![CDATA[Further information on this outbreak (in Spanish).]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">416</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Information on E. coli outbreak in Germany]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=676</link>
<description><![CDATA[Further information on this outbreak (in Spanish).]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">413</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Information on E. coli outbreak in Germany]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=673</link>
<description><![CDATA[Further information on this outbreak (in Spanish).]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">412</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report on veterinary medicinal product residues and other substances in live animals and animal products 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=34#ancla672</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The present report summarises the 764 736 monitoring data available from 2009 in the 27 Member States. There were 1 406 non-compliant samples (0.32 %) out of the total targeted samples. The frequen...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info update on food and feed from Japan (05/25 Update)]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=409</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>New Regulation Nº 506/2011 amending Regulation (EU) Nº 297/2011 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at th...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[The 10 pathogen-food combinations with the greatest burden on public health in USA]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla671</link>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute have identified the Top 10 riskiest combinations of foods and disease-causing microorganisms causing most of the illness in United...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Annual Report on the Emerging Risks Exchange Network 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=670#ancla670</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Food Safety Authority has published the Annual Report on the Emerging Risks Exchange Network (EREN) 2010, which was created last year with the aim to be fully prepared to detect, in a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Guidance on the risk assessment of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=669#ancla669</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Food Safety Authority has developed a practical approach for assessing potential risks arising from applications of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain. Guidanc...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Repport made by Elika of the RASFF-RASVE-First fourth month period of 2011]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=403</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Repport made by Elika of the RASFF-RASVE notificactions-First fourth month period of 2011. </p><p><a href="http://www.elika.net/en/alertas.asp?filtro=industria_alimentaria">Repport</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Regulation (EU) Nº 420/2011:New maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/articulos.asp?id=667#667</link>
<description><![CDATA[This Regulation lays down provisions amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs. The amendments concern inter alia the duty of Member States t...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Control of micotoxins in Catalonia]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla668</link>
<description><![CDATA[Report of the micotoxins checs made by the catalan authorities.<br /><br />Report]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report on monitoring and exposure assessment of acrylamide in food]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=5#ancla666</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a report which describes the results from the European acrylamide monitoring in the period from 2007 to 2009 (22 Member States and Norway sub...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info update on food and feed from Japan (04/13 Update)]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=390</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Commission has temporarily reduced the maximum permitted levels for food and feed, to meet the requirements imposed by the Japanese authorities.</p><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA statement on the Safety of Irradiation of Food]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/otros_riesgos.asp?clave=otros_riesgos&amp;id=662#ancla662</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA statement on the Safety of Irradiation of Food EFSA has published a statement providing a summary of the conclusions and recommendations on the Safety of Irradiation of Food of two scientific ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info Update on Food and Feed from Japan (04/07 Update)]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=385</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Info Update from the Spanish Ministerio de Sanidad, Política Social e Igualdad.</p><p><a href="http://www.msps.es/gabinetePrensa/notaPrensa/desarrolloNotaPrensa.jsp?id=2067">MSC Statement</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info update on food and feed in Japan]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=383</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This document is intended to provide basic background information and not to give a complete overview on Nuclear accidents and radioactive contamination of foods. </p><p><a href="http://www.who.int...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EU reinforces controls on imports from Japan]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=380</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In order to further limit possible risks to the safety of its Food Chain, the European Union decided today to reinforce controls on imports of food and feed from certain regions of Japan, where pro...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Bisphenol A legislation and its use in infant feeding (baby) bottles]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=379</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Spanish update on Bisphenol A legislation and its use in infant feeding (baby) bottles.</p><p><a href="http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/25/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-5399.pdf">Orden PRE/628/2011</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Occurrence of Mixed Halogenated Dioxins, Furans and Biphenyls in Food]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=3#ancla659</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The dioxin-like biological effects observed for some mixed halogenated dioxins, furans and biphenyls (PXDD/Fs and PXBs) are reported to be at least equi-potent to the more widely studied chlorinate...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Summary Report on Trends and Sources of Zoonoses, Zoonotic Agents and Food-borne Outbreaks in 2009 ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla657</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This report summarized the data on food-borne and zoonoses over 2009. Conclusions:</p><ul><li>The number of salmonellosis cases in humans decreased by 17.4 %, compared to 2008, and the statisticall...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=376</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement on Food &amp; Feed Safety: &quot;There is no health risk concerning products from Japan that Spain and other European may import&quot; </p><p><a href="http...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=36#ancla656</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Based on data collected by the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) and the former EARSS, the present study describes the trends in antimicrobial susceptibility pattern...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food Consumption Database in Europe]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=654#ancla654</link>
<description><![CDATA[EFSA has published an overview of its first Conprehensive Food Consumption Database, containing detailed data for a number of EU countries. The new database will play a key role in the evaluation of t...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food Consumption Questionaire in Spain]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=655#ancla655</link>
<description><![CDATA[AESAN has published the results of its first Food Consumption Questionaire, a new source on food consumption in Sapin, that will be important for the risk evaluation related to possible hazards in foo...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Eurobarometer survey report on risk perception in the EU 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=367</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>19% of citizens spontaneously cite chemicals, pesticides and other substances as the major concerns. This concern is confirmed by prompted responses: when offered a list of possible issues associat...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Final Report of the European Union-baseline survey on Salmonella on broiler carcasses ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=365</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Final Report of the European Union-baseline survey on <em>Salmonella</em> on broiler carcasses carried out in 2008. </p><p><a href="http://www.elika.net/datos/articulos/Archivo651/EFSA%20Salmonella...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report of EFSA Scientific Colloquium XV on Emerging Risks in Food]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=641#ancla641</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the final report containing the outcomes of the EFSA Scientific Colloquium XV on Emerging Risks in Food From Identification to Communication ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Survey on Perfluoroalkylated substances in food 200-2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla649</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The present evaluation is based on a set of 4,881 samples collected between 2000 and 2009 in seven Member States. </p><p>For a more clear analysis of the background contamination and in view of an ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Legislation Data Base ON-Line again]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=358</link>
<description><![CDATA[Legislation Data Base ON-Line again.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Annual epidemiological report on communicable diseases]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla648</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The fourth edition of the Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable Diseases in Europe provides a comprehensive summary of surveillance data for 2008. The data presented show that EU citizens, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Statement on tolerable weekly intake for Cd ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=16#ancla647</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The CONTAM Panel of EFSA was asked by the European Commission to confirm whether the current tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of 2.5 &#956;g/kg body weight (b.w.) for cadmium is still considered appro...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Cooperation between EFSA and Member States]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=646#ancla646</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Strong cooperation with Member States remains crucial for EFSA to ensure that consumer protection and health policy are supported by the most robust scientific evidence available. Therefore, the Sc...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Forward Science and Evidence Plan 2011]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=356</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) outlines along this Plan the priority science and evidence activities for the coming year, including potential areas for research funding and workshops that will hel...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dioxin Incident in Germany: Info Update 11/02/01]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=351</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy announced that the Commission is going to present the following four concrete measures in the upcoming weeks for debate and vote in the Standing Committe...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Restriction of use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=352</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Taking into account that there are uncertainties in the present state of scientific research with regard to the harmfulness of BPA exposure to infants through polycarbonate infant feeding bottles t...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dioxin Incident in Germany: Info Update 11/01/27]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=348</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has assessed the health risk for consumers on the basis of recent data : &quot;<strong>Even if eggs or pork meat with contents in the range of the hi...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dietary Risk Assessment on Pesticide Residues in Food]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla644</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Dietary Risk Assessment on Pesticide Residues in Food -FAO/OMS- 2010 The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Harmonization of Terminology used in EFSA Risk Assessments]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=642#ancla642</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Clarity of scientific advice is vital if public authorities are to make the best risk management decisions and if these are to be understood and widely supported by stakeholders, consumers and indu...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dioxin Incident in Germany: Info Update 11/01/20]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=344</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>More info about Dioxins incident. </p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/contaminants/dioxin_germany_information_note_en.pdf">Data update 11/01/19</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Environmental contaminants in foodstuffs]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=342</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The final report of the research project &quot;Foodborne exposure to environmental contaminants&quot; (LExUKon) is now available. </p><p><a href="http://www.bfr.bund.de/cd/53652">Final report (in g...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info Update 11/01/17: Dioxin incident in Germany ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=340</link>
<description><![CDATA[<h4><a href="http://www.elika.net/es/noticias.asp?id=338#min_338">See previous notification</a></h4><p>Spanish Statement on Dioxin Incident</p><p><a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/AESAN/web/notas_prens...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Info Update 11/01/14: Dioxin incident in Germany ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=338</link>
<description><![CDATA[<h4><a href="http://www.elika.net/es/noticias.asp?id=335#min_335">See previous notification</a></h4><p>Spanish Statement on Dioxin Incident</p><p><a href="http://www.aesan.msc.es/AESAN/web/notas_prens...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Revision of the BSE monitoring regime in some Membre States]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=330</link>
<description><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on a second update on the risk for human and animal health related to the revision of the BSE monitoring regime in some Member States]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Antibiotic resistances in the food chain]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=325</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>BfR tested <em>Salmonella</em> isolates originated mainly from animals and foods but also from feeds and the environment. Of the 33,625 isolates, <strong>48% were resistant to at least one and 35% ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Statement on possible public health risks for infants and young children from the presence of nitrates in leafy vegetables]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=323</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The EFSA issued a statement on possible public health risks for infants and young children from the presence of nitrates in leafy vegetables.</p><p>Nitrate exposure at the current or proposed maxim...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Joint FAO/WHO Expert review: Toxicological and Health Aspects of Bisphenol A]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=319</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This summary report contains the collective views of an international group of experts on toxicological and Health Aspects of Bisphenol A.</p><p><a href="http://www.who.int/entity/foodsafety/chem/c...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Surveillance programme for mycotoxins in foods]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla630</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This FSA report summarizes the results from a survey investigating the presence of mycotoxins in a range of cereals and cereal products available on the UK retail market, including wheat, maize, oa...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
<guid isPermaLink="false">318</guid>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Epidemiological report on communicable diseases in Europe 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=314</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This report presents the analysis of data reported for 2008 by the 27 EU Member States and three EEA/EFTA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The main aim of this report is to provide som...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Survey report on risk perception in the EU]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=313</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Eurobarometer survey on consmers&#8217; perceptions of food-related risks was commissioned by EFSA. The report shows that 19% of citizens spontaneously cite chemicals, pesticides and other subs...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA´s Strategy for Risk Identification]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=625#ancla625</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 8 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[A new project seeking prevent, by their use in animal feed, that 7,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables end up in landfills in the Basque Country]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=307</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2914791/NotaPrensa_ProyLife10.pdf">Press Release</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food and climate change: A review of the effects of climate change on food]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=305</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The aims of this FSA report were to identify: 1) The impact that climate change may have upon nutrition 2) The effects that climate change may have upon food safety 3) The impact that food &amp; fo...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs) in Food]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=299</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>PBBs are present in the environment at low concentrations and likewise in biota and in food and feed. Data from the analysis of 16 PBB congeners in 794 food samples were provided to EFSA by 6 Membe...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[EFSA update: Advice on bisphenol A]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=289</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The EFSA Panel conclude they <strong>could not identify any new evidence which would lead them to revise the current Tolerable Daily Intake</strong> for BPA of 0.05 mg/kg body weight.</p><p>Althoug...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 4 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific statement on animal cloning -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=608</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Scientific Committee concurred that no new scientific information has recently become available that would require reconsideration of the conclusions and recommendations from the Authority&#821...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Assessment for the Public Health Impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus -USDA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=14#ancla601</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The United States Department of Agriculture&#8217;s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) developed a quantitative risk assessment for the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus(es) (HP...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[2008 Annual Report on Pesticide Residues in food -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla598</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The report gives an overview of the control activities performed by EU Member States and EFSA countries in order to ensure compliance of food with the standards defined in European legislation on p...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[High microbial load in sprouts and ready-to-eat salad mixtures – BfR]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=27#ancla594</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has completed studies on the microbial load of sprouts and ready-to-eat salads mixtures. In 2009, 59 samples of fresh, packaged sprouts and shoots fr...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific opinion on human health risk-benefit assessment of foods -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=595#ancla595</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Scientific Committee of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) developed guidance for performing risk-benefit assessments of food. A stepwise approach is recommended for the risk-benefit ass...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dietary intake of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs of the Belgian population]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=3#ancla593</link>
<description><![CDATA[The mean dietary intake of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in the Belgian adult population was estimated to be 0,72 pg TEQ/kg bw/d (TEF of 1998) based on occurrence data of 2008 and national food consump...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Occurrence data of trichothecene mycotoxins T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin in food and feed -RIKILT-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=590</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The aim of the current study was to collect, compile and synthesise data on T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin, including contamination of food and feed commodities and products thereof in Europe. </p><p>The...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Programme of Audits and Inspections July to December 2010 ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=260</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Audits and inspections in the food safety area make up the main part of the programme<br />(<strong>66%</strong>). However, in line with the &quot;farm to fork&quot; approach, a large number of foo...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from animals and food in the European Union in 2008 -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=36#ancla588</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Among <em>Salmonella </em>isolates, resistance to the commonly used antimicrobials of tetracycline, ampicillin and sulfonamide were frequently reported, and the proportion of resistant isolates in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Progress Reports ELIKA activity]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=258</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Elika has developed its Progress Report, the first half of 2010, in order to make known to their customers, suppliers and society as a whole, the achievements and activities undertaken.</p><p><a hr...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report on toxicity data on trichothecene mycotoxins HT-2 and T-2 toxins -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla585</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Trichothecene mycotoxins can be present in plants and derived products thereof and therefore might be of concern for human and/or animal health. T-2 and HT-2 toxin are secondary fungal metabolites ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Exposure assessment of the Belgian population to pesticide residues through the consumption of fruit and vegetables]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla583</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committe on Food Additives, 73th meeting]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=253</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 8 to 17 June 2010. The purpose of the meeting was to evaluate certain food additives ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Treatments to eliminate Anisakis in fish -ACSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=4#ancla582</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has carried out an updated scientific recopilation about the treatments and their effectiviness on the elimination of Anisakis in fishery products, includin...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Annual Report on chemicals in food 2009 –COT/COM/COC-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/#ancla=584</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Committees on Toxicity (COT), Mutagenicity (COM) and Carcinogenicity (COC) belonging to the British Food Safety Agency (FSA) have published the annual report for the year 2009 on chemicals in f...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[2009 Annual Report of EFSA ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=251</link>
<description><![CDATA[EFSA has published the 2009 Annual Report. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Evaluation of Risks versus Benefits by Fish Consumption-FAO/OMS-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=250</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>FAO and WHO held an Expert Consultation on the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption last January 2010. Seventeen experts in nutrition, toxicology, epidemiology, dietary exposure and risk-benefit ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Good Practice Code to prevent OTA contamination on pepper - AESAN]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=10#ancla576</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Spanish Food Safety Agency has published a Good Practice Code for reducing contamination of A Ochratoxin in pepper.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Statement on Food safety considerations of novel H1N1 influenza virus infections in humans -EFSA-2010-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=14#ancla577</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>EFSA conduct a review of the available information on the potential of transmission of the new (2009) nH1N1 human influenza pandemic virus to humans via food (pork and turkey meat and by-products)....]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Guidance on review methodology to support decision making in Food and Feed Safety Assessment -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=572#ancla572</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Assessment Methodology Unit of EFSA has developed a guidance to assess the available systematic review methods for the systematic evaluation of food and feed safety research, and to evaluate th...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food Safety Scientific Committee and Management Committee]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=230</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Food Safety Scientific Committee and the Food Safety Management Committee of the Basque Country met together last May 25th 2010, in Arkaute, where they change experiences in Risk Analysis.</p><...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dietary exposure to different food colours in European young children-European Food Safety Agencies-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla568</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Numerous European Food Safety Agencies and Public Health Institutions has assessed the long-term dietary exposure to 40 different food colours in young children living in 11 European countries. Foo...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Catalonian population exposure to chemical contaminants -ACSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=231</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The Catalonian Food Safety Agency (ACSA) in collaboration with Rovira I Virgili University has analyzed the chemical contaminants in fish and shellfish consumed in Catalonia during the period 2005-...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Compilation on the microbiological standards for foodstuffs -Basque Government-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=232</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Compilation on the microbiological standards for foodstuffs Public Health Division of Bizkaia, Basque Government has issued an update dated 2010, March on the national microbiological criteria and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Results on acrylamide levels in food from monitoring year 2008 -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=233</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The product categories &#8216;potato crisps&#8217;, &#8216;instant coffee&#8217; and &#8216;substitute coffee&#8217; showed statistically significantly higher levels of acrylamide in 2008 data comp...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Long-term dietary exposure to chromium and selenium in young children -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla563</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>These two external report assess long-term dietary exposure to chromium and selenium in young children living in 12 different European countries, using food consumption data for children aged 1 up ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Long-term dietary exposure to lead in young children living in EU -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=234</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Long-term dietary exposure to lead in children aged 1 up to 14 years living in 12 different European countries was estimated using daily food consumption patterns and mean lead concentrations in va...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Study on mercury levels in tuna sushi -Biol. Lett-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=6#ancla558</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>USA researchers have used DNA barcodes to identify tuna sushi samples analysed for mercury and demonstrate that the ability to identify cryptic samples in the market place allowing regulatory agenc...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Report on antimicrobial resistance in bacterias bacteria from animals and food 2004-2007 -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=36#ancla556</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Resistance to antimicrobials was commonly found among the <em>Salmonella</em>, <em>Campylobacter </em>and the indicator <em>E.coli </em>and enterococci isolates from animals and food in the EU. </p...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Estimation of the public health impact of setting a new target for the reduction of Salmonella in laying hens -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=20#ancla555</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The EFSA has delivered a Scientific Opinion on a Quantitative estimate of the public health impact of setting a new target for the reduction of Salmonella in laying hens. </p><p>The quantitative ri...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Health implications Assessment of lead in food -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=18#ancla553</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Opinion on a Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment of Salmonella in slaughter and breeder pigs -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=20#ancla554</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The EFSA has assessed the public health risks from <em>Salmonella</em> in pigs and the impact of possible control measures. </p><p>The assessment suggests that pigs and pig meat may be responsible ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on melamine in Food and Feed -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla550</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>CONTAM Panel has set a new TDI of 0.2 milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight. Due to this new TDI, <strong>It is recommended that the current SML for melamine </strong>from food contact materials is...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on Risk Assessment of parasites in fishery products -EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=216</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The EFSA has issued a Risk Assessment on parasites in fishery products, concluding that the only parasite in fishery products that is implicated in allergic reaction is the nematode <em>Anisakis si...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Pesticide residues in food -FAO-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=13#ancla548</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Report of the Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and WHO the Core Assessment Group.</p><p><a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/ag...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Results of the monitoring of dioxin levels in food and feed-EFSA-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=213</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A total of 7270 samples collected in the period 1999-2008 from 19 Member States, Normay and Iceland were analysed in detail by EFSA. <br />The highest mean leves of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Antimicrobial usage and Bacterial Resistance in selected human and animal pathogens in the UK]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=36#ancla541</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The report summarises data collected in 2007 from across the UK for a range of bacterial organisms of medical and veterinary importance in the UK. It brings together data on antimicrobial consumpti...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Meeting to evaluate 6 food contaminants - JECFA]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=5#ancla536</link>
<description><![CDATA[A meeting of the FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JEFCA) was held in Rome, Italy, from 16 to 25 february 2010. The purpose of the meeting was to evaluate 6 food contaminants: Acrylamide, Ar...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Database on guidance documents on Food and Feed Risk Assessments - EFSA]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/analisis_riesgos.asp?clave=analisis_riesgos&amp;id=535#ancla535</link>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this document is to provide an inventory of guidance and test methodologies that have been developed or are in the process of being developed on risk assessment related to food and feed...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk assessment of <i>Campylobacter</i> spp. in broiler chickens -FAO/OMS]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=22#ancla539</link>
<description><![CDATA[This volume contains monographs on risk assessment of Campylobacter  spp. in broiler chickens that have been prepared and reviewed by an international team of scientists.<br /><br />http://www.who.int/entity/...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Survey on the prevalence of <i>Campylobacter</i> in broiler batches and of <i>Campylobacter</i> and <i>Salmonella</i> on broiler carcasses in Europe]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=22#ancla528</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>This report summarized the 2008 European Union-wide baseline survey was carried out at slaughterhouse level to determine the prevalence of <em>Campylobacter</em> in broiler batches and of <em>Campy...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Risk Profile: Norovirus in mollusca (raw) ]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_biologicos.asp?id=32#ancla511</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The NZFSA have commissioned this Risk Profile in order to re-evaluate the risk in the light of recently published information collected from multi-site shellfish quality surveys in New Zealand.</p>...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<category>Food Risk Evaluation</category>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Revised exposure assessment for lycopene as a food colour -EFSA 2010-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/riesgos_quimicos.asp?id=31#ancla506</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/scdoc/1444.htm">EFSA News</a> <br /><a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/doc/1444.pdf">Statement</a></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=141</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>New Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin. </p><p...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Quarterly Surveillance Reports 2008: <i>Salmonella, Campylobacter</i> and <I>VTEC</i> -ECDC January-]]></title>
<link>http://www.elika.net/en/noticias.asp?id=138</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>ECDC Surveillance Reports on <em>Salmonella, Campylobacter </em>and VTEC, providing detailed information on the number of confirmed cases identified by national surveillance centres in EU Member St...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Consumer exposure to furan from heat - processed food and kitchen air - FERA - 2009]]></title>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on marine biotoxins in shellfish – Palytoxin group]]></title>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Evaluation of substances as acceptable previous cargoes for edible fats and oils ]]></title>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Updated Mycotoxins Information Statement ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>IFST´s updated new information statement provides an overview on mycotoxins including health implications, toxicological effects, regulatory limits, analytical methods and prevention and control.</...]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[BfR Symposium on the foodborne transmission of viruses]]></title>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Identification and handling of uncertainties in dietary exposure assessment - RIVM November 2009]]></title>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Analysis of risks and benefits of fortification of food with folic acid - EFSA - 2009]]></title>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Food Safey in the Europan Union - BfR - October 2009 ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The state structures of food and feed safety in 30 European states are presented in the EU Food Safety Almanac published by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). ]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific Opinion on Arsenic in Food  - EFSA - october 2009]]></title>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Annual <b>Epidemiological</b> Report - ECDC - 2009]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>The ECDC has issued its Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable Diseases in Europe providing a comprehensive summary of surveillance data in 2007 and the threats monitored in 2008.</p><p>The ...]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Scientific opinion on Marine Biotoxins in Shellfish - EFSA - 2009]]></title>
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<item><title><![CDATA[ELIKA in El Escorial summer school - 2009]]></title>
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