The main objectives of EFSA's activities on emerging risks are:(i) to identify emerging risks in the areas within the remit of EFSA;and (ii) to develop and improve emerging risk identification methodologies and approaches. The current technical repor ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) organised the International Conference on Uncertainty in Risk Analysis. Its aim was to bring together internationally recognized leaders of uncertainty an ...
Since genetically modified food and feed are authorised to be placed on the market of the European Union for a limited period of time, applicants should ask for the renewal of the authorisation following the provisions laid down in Articles 11 and 23 of R ...
Guidance of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) assists applicants in the preparation and presentation of their market registration applications by describing elements and information/data requir ...
Abstract Following a request of the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reviewed the scientific arguments raised by Testbiotech against the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2046 authorising the placing on the market of ...
The EFSA Scientific Network for Risk Assessment of GMOs (the GMO Network) was established in accordance with EFSA's strategy for cooperation and networking with Member States. The goals of the GMO Network are to improve dialogue among members, build ...
In recent years, the development of innovative tools in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics (designated collectively as 'omics technologies) has opened up new possibilities for applications in scientific research and led to the ava ...
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA assessed the scientific publication by Santos‐Vigil et al. (2018). The outstanding question was whether or not the new scientific information contains elements that could lead the EFSA GMO Panel to re ...
Genetically modified organisms are subject to a risk assessment and regulatory approval before entering the European market. According to legislation (Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and Regulation (EU) No 503/2013) and the EFSA guidanc ...
A Risk Assessment Research Assembly (RARA) was convened by EFSA, with the following objectives: build and support the case for future public funding of research in food safety; coordinate research agenda setting to ensure impact of food safety research; a ...