EFSA established an Emerging Risks Exchange Network (EREN) to exchange information between EFSA and the MSs on possible emerging risks for food and feed safety in 2010. The Network is currently composed of delegates from 21 Member States and an EFTA count ...
This report describes the evolution of the current procedure of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for identifying emerging risks in the food chain by reviewing and appraising achievements since the inception of EFSA. In particular, the report addr ...
A number of projects have recently started at EFSA to address individual and cross-cutting methodological issues within the whole scientific assessment landscape. All these activities aim to contribute to producing more robust, transparent and open scient ...
In accordance with EFSA’s strategy for cooperation and networking with Member States, a Network for Risk Assessment of Nanotechnologies in Food and Feed was established in 2010. The overall goals of this Network are to facilitate harmonisation of assessme ...
EFSA has established the Stakeholder Consultative Group on Emerging Risks (StaCG-ER) in order to improve the exchange of data and information on methods, as well as dialogue on issues pertaining to emerging risks, ensuring a high level of openness and tra ...
In 2011, the European Commission established Horizon 2020, the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the first calls for research projects were launched in 2014. Horizon 2020 has three main research priorities Part I: Excellent Science; ...
Currently hosted on the corporate website, the EFSA Journal publishes the scientific outputs of the European Food Safety Authority. A total of 464 articles were added in 2013 bringing the total archive at year end to 3 700 and comprising 2 300 scientific ...
In September 2014, the EFSA Advisory Forum decided to reconsider the format of the network and address the issue of harmonising risk assessment methodologies by means of dedicated workshops focusing on specific issues linked to EFSA’s guidance development ...
EFSA established an Emerging Risks Exchange Network (EREN) to exchange information between EFSA and the MSs on possible emerging risks for food and feed safety in 2010. The Network is currently composed of delegates from 21 Member States and an EFTA count ...
This technical report describes the outcomes of a pilot study for the identification of drivers of emerging risks and their interactions in the domain of biological risks to animal, plant and public health. Steps were taken towards a structured approach f ...