Ad hoc stakeholder meeting with CropLife Europe

Background

On 8 November 2024, EFSA held an ad hoc meeting with delegates from CropLife Europe, a registered stakeholder organisation, to discuss the implementation of EFSA's Bayesian Benchmark Dose (BMD) Modelling Platform in regulatory risk assessment of pesticides, and challenges related to version control.

The meeting gathered feedback from industry representatives on the issues encountered and explored potential improvements to EFSA’s current versioning approach. The insights collected during this session will aid EFSA in refining the version control processes for its Bayesian BMD Modelling Platform and other web applications used in scientific risk assessments.

To enhance clarity and usability EFSA will explore establishing dedicated regulatory versions, creating a framework for stakeholder testing of these tools, and strengthening communications surrounding new releases.