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Le système d'alerte "Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed» (RASFF), chargé de contrôler les produits agroalimentaires importés en Union européenne (UE, a récemment lancé une alerte suite à la saisie d'une cargaison de poisson frais en provenance du Maroc. La raison invoquée par les agents du RASFF, est la présence d'un ver dangereux appelé … >>

La valeur des produits commercialisés de la pêche côtière et artisanale au Maroc a progressé de 5% à 7,41 milliards de dirhams (MMDH) au cours des huit premiers mois de 2024, d'après les dernières statistiques de l'Office national des pêches (ONP). Le poids de ces produits s'est établi à 766.196 tonnes (T), en hausse de … >>

Hexane (called ‘technical hexane' in this report) is authorised for use as an extraction solvent in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients under Directive 2009/32/EC. Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA assessed the need for a re‐evaluation of its safety, which was addressed by the Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) in 1996. To this end, EFSA focused on the composition of technical hexane, its established and potential toxicological adverse effects and the potential exposure of consumers. Technical hexane is defined in the Directive as ‘a commercial product consisting essentially of acyclic saturated hydrocarbons containing six carbon atoms >>

Authors: Apisit Chaidee, Naruechar Charoenram, Chatchawan Sengthong, Rungtiwa Dangtakot, Porntip Pinlaor, Thatsanapong Pongking and Somchai Pinlaor.Parasite Vol. 31 , page 54Published online: 13/09/2024 Keywords: Opisthorchis viverrini ; Diabetes mellitus ; Transcriptomics ; Host-parasite interactions ; Liver fluke pathogenesis. >>

La ville nord-marocaine de Tanger a abrité ce mercredi 11 septembre, les travaux de la 33è édition du séminaire international sur les fruits rouges au cours duquel, des producteurs, des professionnels et des experts internationaux ont discuté les questions liées aux dernières avancées en matière de production et de commercialisation des myrtilles à l'échelle mondiale. … >>

The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State The Netherlands for the pesticide active substance Bacillus velezensis strain RTI301 are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of B. velezensis strain RTI301 as a fungicide for the control of soil‐borne diseases in greenhouses (permanent) and walk‐in tunnels (non‐permanent) and field >>

The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State the Netherlands for the pesticide active substance Bacillus subtilis strain RTI477 are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of B. subtilis strain RTI477 as a fungicide for the control of soil‐borne diseases in greenhouses (permanent) and walk‐in tunnels and field >>

The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) provides a scientific opinion on the safety of curdlan as a new food additive used as firming and gelling agent, stabiliser, thickener. Curdlan is a high molecular weight polysaccharide consisting of β‐1,3‐linked glucose units, produced by fermentation from Rhizobium radiobacter biovar 1 strain NTK‐u. The toxicological dataset consisted of sub‐chronic, chronic and carcinogenicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity studies as well as genotoxicity. In vivo data showed that curdlan is not absorbed as such but is extensively metabolised by the gut microbiota into CO2 and other innocuous compounds. Curdlan was not genotoxic >>

Près des deux tiers des importations espagnoles de pastèques en 2023 provenaient du Maroc qui est également le premier fournisseur de pastèque à destination du marché français, d'après les derniers chiffres de la base de données Comtrade, la division statistique de l'ONU. Le Maroc est devenu l'un des plus grands exportateurs de pastèques l'année écoulée … >>

Authors: Feng Li, Yanli Zhang, Chunfu Li, Fenqi Li, Baojiang Gan, Hong Yu, Jian Li, Xinyu Feng and Wei Hu.Parasite Vol. 31 , page 53Published online: 06/09/2024 Keywords: Clonorchis sinensis ; Biliary microbiota ; Full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing ; Streptococcus . >>

In accordance with the EFSA Strategy 2027 outlining the need for fit‐for‐purpose protocols for EFSA generic scientific assessments, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH Panel) developed standard protocols to harmonise the problem formulation process and outputs for mandates addressing recurrent scientific questions. Three types of recurring EFSA plant health mandates require generic scientific assessments: (i) pest categorisation; (ii) commodity risk assessment for the purpose of derogation to provisions of the EU plant health law and (iii) quantitative pest risk assessment. The three standard protocols are tailored to the appropriate level of detail and build on the existing guidance documents >>