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| === Organisms === | === Organisms === |
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| The term __"algae"__ is used throughout this wiki in its broadest practical / technical sense, consistent with the definition adopted in European standard EN 17399:2020 and used by CEN/TC 454 and consistent with white paper [[https://www.what-are-algae.com/|What are algae]] by [[https://www.eaba-association.org/en|EABA]]. It covers: | The term __"algae"__ is used throughout this wiki in its broadest practical / technical sense, consistent with the definition adopted in European standard EN 17399:2020 and used by CEN/TC 454 and consistent with the position paper [[https://www.what-are-algae.com/|What are algae]] by [[https://www.eaba-association.org/en|EABA]]. It covers: |
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| * __Macroalgae__ (seaweeds): multicellular marine and freshwater algae including brown algae (//Phaeophyta//, e.g. kelp, //Fucus//, //Ascophyllum//), red algae (//Rhodophyta//, e.g. //Porphyra//, //Gracilaria//, //Gelidium//) and green algae (//Chlorophyta//, e.g. //Ulva//, //Caulerpa//). | * __Macroalgae__ (seaweeds): multicellular marine and freshwater algae including brown algae (//Phaeophyta//, e.g. kelp, //Fucus//, //Ascophyllum//), red algae (//Rhodophyta//, e.g. //Porphyra//, //Gracilaria//, //Gelidium//) and green algae (//Chlorophyta//, e.g. //Ulva//, //Caulerpa//). |
| ==== How to Navigate This Wiki ==== | ==== How to Navigate This Wiki ==== |
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| The wiki is organised into __topic chapters__, each corresponding to a distinct regulatory domain. The full list of chapters is on the [[algae:start|Overview page]]. | The wiki is organised into __topic chapters__, each corresponding to a distinct regulatory domain. The full list of chapters is on the [[../start|Overview page]]. |
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| For readers who want to understand which chapters are relevant to a specific production or use scenario — for example, producing microalgae for food supplements, or running an algae-based wastewater treatment system — the [[algae:reading_guides|Reading Guides]] page provides curated chapter lists for the most common scenarios, including some chapters that may not be immediately obvious (such as the relevance of Animal By-products legislation to bioremediation, or of the Fertilising Products Regulation to waste-grown algae). | For readers who want to understand which chapters are relevant to a specific production or use scenario — for example, producing microalgae for food supplements, or running an algae-based wastewater treatment system — the [[algae:reading_guides|Reading Guides]] page provides curated chapter lists for the most common scenarios, including some chapters that may not be immediately obvious (such as the relevance of Animal By-products legislation to bioremediation, or of the Fertilising Products Regulation to waste-grown algae). |
| === EUR-Lex === | === EUR-Lex === |
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| [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/|EUR-Lex]] is the primary source for all EU legal texts. It provides free access to the full text of all Regulations, Directives, Decisions and other acts published in the Official Journal of the EU since 1951, in all official EU languages. EUR-Lex also provides consolidated versions, amendment histories, and metadata on the legal status of each act. All legal act links in this wiki point to EUR-Lex. | [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/|EUR-Lex]] is the primary source for all EU legal texts. It provides free access to the full text of all Regulations, Directives, Decisions and other acts published in the Official Journal of the EU since 1951, in all official EU languages. EUR-Lex also provides consolidated versions, amendment histories, and metadata on the legal status of each act. All links to legal acts in this wiki point to EUR-Lex (if available, in some rare cases, an additional link is attached). |
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| === EFSA — European Food Safety Authority === | === EFSA — European Food Safety Authority === |
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| [[https://www.efsa.europa.eu/|EFSA]] is the EU's independent scientific risk assessment body for the food chain, established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32002R0178|EUR-Lex]] | [[https://www.efsa.europa.eu/|EFSA]] is the EU's independent scientific risk assessment body for the food chain, established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02002R0178-20260101|EUR-Lex]] |
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| EFSA's scientific opinions — published in the [[https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/18314732|EFSA Journal]] — are the scientific basis for many EU authorisation decisions affecting algae, particularly in novel food, health claims and contaminant limit-setting. EFSA opinions are not legally binding but are the single most important scientific reference in EU food and feed regulation. | EFSA's scientific opinions — published in the [[https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/18314732|EFSA Journal]] — are the scientific basis for many EU authorisation decisions affecting algae, particularly in novel food, health claims and contaminant limit-setting. EFSA opinions are not legally binding but are the single most important scientific reference in EU food and feed regulation. |
