EFSA Journal

Final report: Clear Communications and Uncertainty

This report presents the results from an exploratory study in 2016 on clear communication of scientific assessment results. It had a specific focus on the communication of scientific uncertainties in EFSA scientific opinions. Qualitative methods were appl ...

Summary Report of Joint VKM and EFSA Symposium on risk assessment and risk management cooperation on environmental protection goals

No abstract available. Keywords: protection goals, environmental risk assessment, biodiversity, ecosystem services, plant protection products, genetically modified organisms, invasive alien organisms doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2018.EN-1405 Question Number: E ...

Development and harmonisation of reliable sampling approaches for generation of data supporting GM plants risk assessment

No abstract available. Keywords: Theory of Sampling, TOS, data reliability, risk assessment, sampling bias, GM plants, representative sampling doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1226 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2013-00904 Adopted: 18 April 2017 Contact: Claudi ...

Machine Learning Techniques applied in risk assessment related to food safety

No abstract available. Keywords: Machine Learning, MLTs, Extensive Literature Search, Decision Tree, Risk Assessment, Food Safety, Case studies doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1254 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2014-00467 Adopted: 29 May 2017 Contact: amu@efs ...

Developing innovative in silico models with EFSA’s OpenFoodTox database

No abstract available. Keywords: In silico models; QSAR, toxicity, risk assessment, NOAEL, LD50, rat, bee, trout, VEGA doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1206 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2015-00170 Adopted: 31 March 2017 Last Updated: 14 July 2017 Contact: sc ...

Annual Report of preparatory work on the toxicological studies and animal feeding studies performed under the EFSA contract OC/EFSA/GMO/2014/01, Lot 2 during the period 1/3/2016 to 28/2/2017

No abstract available. Keywords: OC/EFSA/GMO/2014/01 Lot 2, GMO-toxicity, compliance doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1255 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2017-00407 Journal Number: EFSA Supporting publication 2017:EN-1255 Adopted: 30 May 2017 Contact: GMO@efsa ...

Literature review of baseline information to support the risk assessment of RNAi-based GM plants

No abstract available. Keywords: miRNA, RNAi, siRNA, Dicer, Argonaute, dsRNA, off-targeting doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1246 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2015-00258 Journal Number: EFSA Supporting publication 2017:EN-1246 Adopted: 16 May 2017 Contact: G ...

Software for benchmark dose modelling

No abstract available. Keywords: Benchmark dose modelling, BMDL-BMDU, Model-averaging, Proast, R doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1170 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2016-00419 EFSA-Q-2016-00420 Adopted: 23 January 2017 Contact: amu@efsa.europa.eu On request fr ...

Development and testing of the media monitoring tool MedISys for the monitoring, early identification and reporting of existing and emerging plant health threats

No abstract available. Keywords: media, monitoring, ontology, pest, plant health threat doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2016.EN-1118 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2013-00661 Adopted: 7 November 2016 Contact: alpha@efsa.europa.eu On request from: EFSA Type: External ...

WEB application for the analysis of spatio-temporal data

No abstract available. Keywords: : GAM, INLA, kriging, local spatial statistics, spatio-temporal data, R doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2016.EN-1102 Adopted: 17 October 2016 Contact: amu@efsa.europa.eu Type: External Scientific Report ...

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