Prior to being applied to the new bisphenol A (BPA) re‐evaluation, the study appraisal methodology described in the 2017 BPA hazard assessment protocol, i.e. the so‐called ‘2017 methodology’, was tested on a selection of studies that had been previously a ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from interested parties on questions asked to health professionals in the fields of nephrology, mineral metabolism, cardiovascular and nutrition medicine relevant ...
The main objectives of EFSA's activities on emerging risks are: (i) to carry out activities to identify emerging risks in the areas within the remit of EFSA; and (ii) to develop and improve emerging risk identification methodologies and approaches. T ...
The currently applied approaches, procedures and tools used for the identification of emerging risks vary greatly among Member States of the EU. EFSA established a structured approach for emerging risk identification that mainly consists of systematically ...
The hazard assessment protocol to be used in the upcoming EFSA re-evaluation of Bisphenol A (BPA) has undergone a web-based public consultation from 30 June to 3 September 2017. Overall EFSA has received 151 comments from various interested parties includ ...
To ensure an efficient, transparent and methodologically rigorous re-assessment of the safety for consumers of bisphenol A (BPA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has undertaken the task to develop a protocol detailing a priori the approach and m ...
The main objectives of EFSA’s Activities on Emerging Risks are: (i) to carry out activities aimed at identifying emerging risks in the areas on the remit of EFSA (public health impacts related to food and feed, animal and plant health); and (ii) to develo ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from the scientific community and all interested parties on the draft Guidance on the risk assessment of substances present in food intended for infants below 16 ...
A public consultation was conducted on the draft Statement of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) on ‘Exposure assessment of food enzymes’ from 16 February 2016 to 31 March 2016. During the consul ...
Eighteen potential emerging issues were presented for the first time in 2015 by the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Scientific Committee and Emerging Risks Unit, the Emerging Risks Exchange Network, and/or the Stakeholder Consultative Group o ...