EFSA Journal

Workshops report for cooperation in crisis preparedness for Phyllosticta citricarpa in the European Union

The European Commission (DG SANTE) requested the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (EFSA mandate M‐2017‐00137), to support and assist the EU Member States (MSs) in the preparation and design of plant pest surveys. The MSs selected Phyllosticta citrica ...

Cooperation in crisis preparedness for Agrilus planipennis in the European Union

The European Commission (DG SANTE) requested the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (EFSA mandate M‐2017‐00137), to support and assist the EU Member States (MSs) in the preparation and design of plant pest surveys. The MSs selected Agrilusplanipennis a ...

Guidance on the use of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern approach in food safety assessment

The Scientific Committee confirms that the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) is a pragmatic screening and prioritisation tool for use in food safety assessment. This Guidance provides clear step‐by‐step instructions for use of the TTC approach. The ...

Report of the third Joint Meeting of the ECDC's Food‐ and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network and of the EFSA's Zoonoses Monitoring Data Network

The third Joint Meeting of the ECDC's Food‐ and Waterborne Disease and Zoonoses Network and of the EFSA's Zoonoses Monitoring Data Network was held on 16 and 17 October 2017 in Parma. The meeting was constructed around the principle of ‘One heal ...

Guidance for the identification of endocrine disruptors in the context of Regulations (EU) No 528/2012 and (EC) No 1107/2009

This Guidance describes how to perform hazard identification for endocrine-disrupting properties by following the scientific criteria which are outlined in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2100 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 for biocidal ...

SIGMA A comprehensive animal disease data collection approach

The European Commission is asking EFSA for scientific and technical support in the epidemiological analysis of animal disease outbreaks (i.e. African swine fever, lumpy skin disease and avian influenza) and to assess surveillance data (i.e. Echinococcus m ...

EFSA Scientific Colloquium 23 – Joint European Food Safety Authority and Evidence‐Based Toxicology Collaboration Colloquium Evidence integration in risk assessment: the science of combining apples and oranges 25–26 October 2017 Lisbon, Portugal

In evidence‐based scientific assessments, evidence synthesis is the step that occurs after collecting the data relevant to a clearly formulated research question and appraising the validity of the studies selected for the assessment, according to structur ...

Stakeholder meeting on the draft scientific opinion on Listeria monocytogenes contamination of ready-to-eat foods and the risk for human health in the EU

No abstract available. Keywords: ready-to-eat food products, Listeria monocytogenes, human listeriosis, Time Series Analysis, Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment, stakeholder event doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1343 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2017-00760 ...

Collecting and sharing data on bee health: towards a European Bee Partnership

No abstract available. Keywords: apiculture, bee health, collaboration, partnership, stakeholder engagement, sustainable pollination doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1299 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2017-00596 Adopted: 20 September 2017 Type: Event report ...

Event report on the EFSA Session organised under the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) 2017 European Symposium on food safety

No abstract available. Keywords: Emerging risks, approaches, methodologies, networking doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1269 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2017-00386 Adopted: 17 July 2017 Type: Event report ...

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