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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. |
