EFSA publishes all its scientific outputs, including its scientific opinions, in the EFSA Journal. It also issues a range of supporting publications. See also Definitions of EFSA Scientific Outputs and Supporting Publications.
No abstract available. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.e190101 Journal Number: EFSA Journal 2021;19(1):e190101 Adopted: 21 December 2020 Contact: pesticides.peerreview@efsa.europa.eu sc.secretariat@efsa.europa.eu Type: EFSA Journal Editorial ...
The communities of microorganisms and their genomes in a defined environment are collectively referred to as microbiomes (Marchesi and Ravel, 2015). They include representatives from the Bacteria, Archaea, lower and higher Eukarya, and viruses, and are fo ...
No abstract available. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.e18021 Journal Number: EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):e18021 Adopted: 31 January 2020 Contact: gmo@efsa.europa.eu Author: Yann Devos, Elisabeth Waigmann, Nikoletta Papadopoulou, Tommaso Raffaello, Reinhilde Sc ...
Heat processing of food gives rise to a plethora of chemical compounds whose toxicological effects are largely unknown. Due to a general lack of experimental toxicological data, assessing the risks associated with the consumption of these substances remai ...
The currently applied approaches, procedures and tools used for the identification of emerging risks vary greatly among Member States of the EU. EFSA established a structured approach for emerging risk identification that mainly consists of systematically ...
No abstract available. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.e15011 Journal Number: EFSA Journal 2017;15(1):e15011 Panel members at the time of adoption: Jean Lou Dorne, Jane Richardson, Georges Kass, Nikolaos Georgiadis, Mario Monguidi, Luca Pasinato, Stefano Capp ...
The pre-market environmental risk assessment (ERA) of regulated products such as genetically modified organisms, plant protection products and feed additives is an important process to safeguard the desired level of protection of the environment and biodi ...
Since its foundation, EFSA and the Member States have made significant progress in the area of data collection for risk assessment and monitoring. In partnership with competent authorities and research organisations in the Member States, EFSA has become a ...
Microbiological risk assessment is defined by the CODEX Alimentarius Commission as ‘a scientifically based process consisting of the following steps: (i) hazard identification; (ii) hazard characterisation; (iii) exposure assessment; and (iv) risk charact ...
Methodologies for integrating (weighing) evidence and assessing uncertainties are of utmost importance to ensure that scientific assessments are transparent, robust and fit for purpose to support decision-makers. One of the key challenges remains the deve ...
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