EFSA Focal Point Nieuwsbrief 2 mei 2024

Call for Expression of Interest for Working Group Experts - Environmental Risk Assessment for terrestrial non-target organisms

Deadline: May 30^th, 2024

EFSA is looking for experts in different scientific domains to contribute to the revision of the exisitng terrestrial guidance documents. As part of the activity, the Working Group may contribute also to the definition of specific protection goals for the different groups of organisms in the scope of the mandate and to the development of methodologies for risk assessment.

More information can be found here.

2022 EU report on pesticides residues in food

April 29^th, 2024

EFSA has just published the 2022 European Union report on pesticide residues in food. Additionally, an accompanying data visualization has been published providing an overview of the data in a more user-friendly, accessible and interactive way.

Scientific Officer – Food/Feed Microbiology, Animal Health & Welfare

Deadline: May 9^th, 2024

EFSA is looking for passionate scientists to ensure the provision of scientific advice regarding the following domains:

- Food/Feed microbiology: biological hazards related to food safety and foodborne diseases, including foodborne zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance, food/feed microbiology, food/feed hygiene, and waste management.

- Animal health: analysis of epidemiological data on animal health issues (viruses, bacteria, parasites, prions), epidemiological analysis of outbreak investigation, and risk assessment of i) prevention and control measures, ii)  monitoring and  surveillance programmes, and iii) disease incursion and spread, among others.

- Animal welfare: identification of welfare consequences and the related hazards, the assessment of the level of welfare and the use of animal-based measures.

EFSA is looking for scientists with a background in either Food/Feed Microbiology, Animal Health or, Animal Welfare and with excellent skills in data collection and data management, able to contribute to a positive environment for scientific cooperation. More infortmation can be found here.