4th Roundtable with industry associations

Parma, Italy
22 giugno 2017

EFSA holds latest meeting with registered food industry associations

The 4th Roundtable with industry associations was hosted at EFSA premises on 22 June 2017. The meeting was open to the registered business and food industry associations, recently included in the List of Registered Stakeholders developed under EFSA’s new Stakeholder Engagement Approach. Nine new registered industry associations joined the roundtable for the first time. Representatives of the European Commission were also present.

The open discussion touched upon several topics, including several new permanent and targeted platforms being run as part of the Stakeholder Engagement Approach. Also on the agenda were new EFSA support initiatives for stakeholders such as discussion groups and a new pilot activity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the administrative check of draft dossiers. Exchanges of views were held on publication/access to submitted data, on dialogue with applicants before and during the risk assessment process and on communication of EFSA’s scientific opinions.

EFSA confirmed its intention to continue holding annual roundtable meetings with industry associations in the future. This is one of several initiatives that promote dialogue with associations representing applicants and industries operating in sectors with an interest in EFSA’s work.