A review of existing ranking systems for plant threats developed by EU Member States and Third Countries is presented in this report. The analysis of these ranking systems is done according to six main topics: 1) purpose of the ranking, 2) characteristics ...
To support the newEuropean Union (EU) Plant Health law, the European Commission (EC) DG SANTE requested EFSA in December 2016 to carry out a horizon scanning exercise in order to identify new plant health threats for the EU. To address this request, EFSA ...
At the request of the European Commission, EFSA has prepared these specific guidelines to guide the surveyor through the design of statistically sound and risk‐based surveys for Agrilus planipennis, integrating the key biological information. Based on exa ...
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to review the scientific comments received on the Scientific Opinion of the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) on the scientific substantiation of a health claim r ...
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to review the scientific comments received on the Scientific Opinion of the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) on the scientific substantiation of a health claim r ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from interested parties on a draft scientific opinion on the safety of chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) subject to thermal processing in relation to the formation ...
The main objectives of EFSA's activities on emerging risks are: (i) to carry out activities to identify emerging risks; and (ii) to develop and improve emerging risk identification (ERI) methodologies and approaches and iii) communicate on identified ...
At the request of the European Commission, EFSA prepared the general guidelines for surveys of plant pests, describing the legal, international and scientific context in which the surveys are designed, the basic principles implemented for surveillance of ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) identified the need to provide further clarification on the scientific and technical guidance for the preparation and presentation of an application for authorisation of an infant and/or follow‐on formula manufact ...
At the request of the European Commission, EFSA prepared these specific guidelines to guide the surveyor through the design of statistically sound and risk‐based surveys for Phyllosticta citricarpa, integrating the key biological information. Based on exa ...