European Food Safety Authority

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has approved mealworms as fit for consumption by humans. Here's all you need to know.

Thai firms are set to export insects for human consumption to the European Union (EU), authorities said on Thursday.

Dimethoate, an insecticide widely used to protect crops such as cherries, could be harmful to humans, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises EU policymakers.

The chemical bisphenol A, used to stiffen some plastic food containers, poses no health risk to consumers of any age, including unborn children, at current levels of exposure, says Europe's food safety watchdog.

The European Union's legislature has approved by a big margin a new law giving EU member states the power to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops even if they have been approved by the food safety authority of the 28-nation bloc.

The European Food Safety Authority has found that the artificial sweetener aspartame is safe for people to consume at the levels currently used in diet soft drinks.After conducting a major review of evidence, the agency said on Tuesday it has ruled out...

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has approved mealworms as fit for consumption by humans. Here's all you need to know.

Thai firms are set to export insects for human consumption to the European Union (EU), authorities said on Thursday.

Dimethoate, an insecticide widely used to protect crops such as cherries, could be harmful to humans, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises EU policymakers.

The chemical bisphenol A, used to stiffen some plastic food containers, poses no health risk to consumers of any age, including unborn children, at current levels of exposure, says Europe's food safety watchdog.

The European Union's legislature has approved by a big margin a new law giving EU member states the power to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops even if they have been approved by the food safety authority of the 28-nation bloc.

The European Food Safety Authority has found that the artificial sweetener aspartame is safe for people to consume at the levels currently used in diet soft drinks.After conducting a major review of evidence, the agency said on Tuesday it has ruled out...