The EU Library gathers guidance documents related to food safety and produced by EU national competent organisations and risk assessors.
The EU Library includes entries collected by members of EFSA’s Advisory Forum with the support of the national Focal Points. It will be updated at least annually to ensure the inclusion of any new guidance and updates of existing ones.
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Food Domain: Animal Welfare
Abstract/Summary:This guidance document from the Office for Risk Assessment & Research (BuRO) of the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) outlines the methodology used for assessing risks to animal welfare. Based on EFSA's framework and aligned with Codex Alimentarius principles, the method includes four key steps: hazard identification, hazard characterisation, exposure assessment, and risk characterisation. It integrates the Welfare Quality® principles to structure welfare-related hazards and consequences, focusing on nutrition, housing, health, and behavior.
Food Domain: Plant Health
Abstract/Summary:This guidance document from Office for Risk Assessment & Research (BuRO) of the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) outlines the methodology for assessing risks associated with phytosanitary hazards. It follows a structured four-step approach: identification of EU quarantine organisms or harmful organisms potentially qualifying as EU quarantine pests, estimation of the likelihood of their introduction and spread in the Netherlands, estimation of their potential impact on commercial cultivation, trade and export, and natural ecosystems, and final risk characterization. The steps in the methodology align with the steps in the International Standard of Phytosanitary Measures No. 11 (ISPM No. 11) for preparing “Pest Risk Analysis for quarantine pests” and also correspond to the framework used by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection organization (EPPO) for preparing a risk assessment.
Food Domain: Plant Health
Abstract/Summary:This guidance document from Office for Risk Assessment & Research (BuRO) of the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) outlines the methodology for assessing risks associated with phytosanitary hazards in a relatively short time. This method can be used to assess a large number of organisms that do not (yet) occur in the Netherlands in a relatively short time. The method provides an indication of the likelihood of introduction and the potential impact of the organism on cultivation, green spaces, and export. The framework consists of 10 questions, and a score is requested for each question. When assigning a score, a brief explanation with references to the sources consulted is sufficient.