27 May 2008 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received a fax on 28th of April 2008 from the European Commission, DG Health and Consumers, requesting a rapid assessment concerning contamination of sunflower oil with mineral oils. EFSA took immediate action, and provided an initial view to the European Commission on the same day.
This view was neither a risk assessment nor a fast-track advice and was only based on a limited set on data available at this point in time.
EFSA has received additional analytical data (see current analytical results) on the 21st of May 2008 and updates its initial consideration in the form of a statement.