This guidance defines the process for handling applications on new or modified stunning methods and the parameters that will be assessed by the EFSA Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) Panel. The applications, received through the European Commission, should ...
EFSA aims to develop a quantitative risk assessment methodology to assess the welfare of the animals by applying animal-based measures (ABMs). In the last ten years, quite a number of resources were committed in the EU for improving the scientific knowled ...
Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing requires slaughterhouse operators to carry out regular checks to ensure that animals do not present any sign of consciousness following stunning. The Co ...
This guidance defines the assessment process and the criteria that will be applied by the Animal Health and Welfare Panel to studies on known new or modified legal stunning interventions to determine their suitability for further assessment. The criteria ...
The overall aim of the work outlined in this statement is to help establish a common framework for future scientific opinions dealing with the use of animal-based measures to assess the welfare of animals. The statement is mainly intended to support the w ...
EFSA requested the Animal Health and Welfare Panel to provide guidance on risk assessment for animal welfare. In order to ensure that the guidance is based on comprehensive, relevant and up-to-date information, a web-based consultation on the draft scient ...
The document provides methodological guidance to assess risks for animal welfare, considering the various husbandry systems, management procedures and the different animal welfare issues. The terminology for the risk assessment of animal welfare is descri ...
No abstract available doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2539 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2010-01162 Journal Number: EFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2539 Panels: Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed Panel members at the time of adoption: Gabri ...
Following a request from the European Commission, the Scientific Committee developed principles and guidance for the establishment of protocols for 90-day whole food/feed studies in rodents. The guidance complements the OECD Test guideline 408 and provide ...