EFSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INTERVIEW – GESLAIN LANEELLE
August 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NEW broom is sweeping through the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), with the appointment of its second executive director, Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, and she wants to make the agency's communications clearer, notably on oils and fats.
EFSA has been busy in the sector, carrying out risk assessments on trans fatty acids in foods and their affect on human health, following information requests from the European Commission. This followed controversial Danish legislation limiting trans fatty acids in oils and processed foods containing oils ...
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