Update of the risk assessment on emerging and novel brominated flame retardants in food
The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2012 risk assessment on Emerging and Novel brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in food. Since the previous Opinion, further information was collected...
Want the full context? Use Regulator to track the source, deadlines, and weekly briefing.Document type: News/Update. Agency: International - EFSA. Published: 2026-07-27.
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