EFSA Journal

Technical report on the methodological approach used for the assessment of the control measures for Category A diseases in the context of the new Animal Health Law

The purpose of this technical report is to present the methodology that will be implemented to address the terms of reference of a mandate received from the European Commission (EC). This mandate requests EFSA to assess the effectiveness of some of the co ...

Pesticide Monitoring Program: Re‐allocation of number of samples considering population changes

In order to re‐allocate the number of samples assigned to eachMember Statein the EU coordinated multiannual control programof pesticide residues, information regarding consumption provided to EFSA in the dietary surveys as well as the latest population in ...

Draft for internal testing Scientific Committee guidance on appraising and integrating evidence from epidemiological studies for use in EFSA's scientific assessments

EFSA requested its Scientific Committee to prepare a guidance document on appraising and integrating evidence from epidemiological studies for use in EFSA's scientific assessments. The guidance document provides an introduction to epidemiological stu ...

Outcome of the public consultation on a draft protocol for assessing exposure to sweeteners as part of their safety assessment under the food additives re‐evaluation programme

This technical report presents the outcome of the public consultation on a draft protocol for assessing exposure to sweeteners. It includes an overview of the comments received and the general responses from EFSA. The protocol was developed by the EFSA Pa ...

Review of the evidence on bee background mortality

In March 2019, the European Commission mandated EFSA to revise itsguidance document on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees (Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees). One of the aspectsof this revision involvesareview of the evid ...

Guidance for reporting 2020 avian influenza data

Avian influenza surveillance data should be submitted twice a year from Member States to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) using the EFSA Standard Sample Description version 2 (SSD2). Specific guidelines to support reporting countries with this da ...

Data sources on animal diseases: Country Card of Serbia

Mappingthe ‘data sources’ on animal diseases,in each European Union (EU) Member State and, since 2020, in Pre‐accession countries,is one of the activities of EFSA's SIGMA 1, 2, 3 project. The aim of this activity is to identify the central competent ...

Draft framework for protocol development for EFSA's scientific assessments

During 2014‐2018, EFSA defined a series of principles for the scientific assessment process (impartiality, methodological rigour, transparency and engagement) and developed a 4‐stepapproach (plan/do/verify/report)to facilitate their fulfilment. According ...

Data sources on animal diseases: Country Card of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mappingthe ‘data sources’ on animal diseases, in each European Union (EU) Member State and, since 2020, in Pre‐accession countries, is one of the activities of EFSA's SIGMA 1, 2, 3 project. The aim of this activity is to identify the central competen ...

Assessment of new information on Bisphenol S (BPS) submitted in response to the Decision 1 under REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

Bisphenol S (BPS) is currently authorised under Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 to be used as a monomer in plastic food contact materials (FCM)with a Specific Migration Limit (SML) of 0.05 mg/kg food.The European Commission (EC) asked EFSA to assess the impact ...

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