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RSS![Brexit: Notice to business operators in the field of GMO](https://food.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-09/hl_brexit-gmo.jpg?itok=oubgfqKA)
A notice to business operators in the field of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on Genetically Modified Food and Feed and Directive 2001/18/EC on the...
![Conference: Modern Biotechnologies in Agriculture](https://food.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-09/hl_mod-biotech-conf.jpg?itok=YdaKIo-h)
The European Commission is organising a high-level conference on "Modern Biotechnologies in Agriculture – Paving the way for responsible innovation"...
![Guidelines on hygiene rules for small food retailers](https://food.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-08/hl_food-safety_20170818.jpg?itok=EjVKcsp3)
Groceries, butchers’ shops, bakeries, fish or ice cream shops are often small enterprises, but they still need to ensure the safety of the products...
![AMR study published](https://food.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-07/hl_food-safety_20170717_amr.jpg?itok=PK06t-vN)
A study carried out by Nivel (NL), as part of the EU-funded project ARNA, estimates that 7% of antibiotics taken in the EU are taken without a...
![Food Safety at primary production: Commission publishes guidance document](https://food.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-07/hl_food-safety_20170713_haccp.jpg?itok=rHUhcNCD)
From theory to practice, the Commission just published, in all EU languages, a notice aimed at helping growers (regardless of size) to address...
![Antimicrobial Resistance: Commission adopts new Action Plan](https://food.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/hl_food-safety_20170729_amr_.jpg?itok=sr0vYiLI)
Today, the Commission adopted a new Action Plan to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – a growing threat that is responsible for 25,000 deaths and...
![Animal welfare: European Commission and Argentina sign administrative arrangement](https://food.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/hl_20170613_aw_argentina.jpg?itok=qLO1xFeV)
The Directorate General for Health and Food Safety and the National Service of Agri-Food Health and Quality of Argentina have signed an administrative...
![Biomedical research: Final Opinion on the need for non-human primates in testing of products](https://food.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/hl_20170613_medical_research.jpg?itok=MvE7ap6H)
The European Commission published the Final Opinion on "the need for non-human primates (NHP) in biomedical research, production and testing of...
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The main aim of the workshop is to explore how data on antimicrobial consumption in animals can be improved. The discussion will also provide...
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The main aim of the workshop is to explore how data on antimicrobial consumption in animals can be improved. The discussion will also provide...