EFSA Journal

Technical specifications on a randomisation of sampling for the purpose of antimicrobial resistance monitoring from food‐producing animals and food as from 2021

To monitor antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from food‐producing animal populations and meat thereof under Decision 2020/1729, a guidance for randomised sampling procedures is provided. Prospective and retrospective sampling plan ...

The European Union summary report on surveillance for the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in 2019

This report presents the results of surveillance on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in cattle, sheep, goats, cervids and other species, and genotyping in sheep, carried out in 2019 by 28 Member States (MS), and by Iceland, Montenegro, Nort ...

A Web‐based open source tool for Toxicokinetic and Toxicodynamic modelling

This report presents the implementation of a web tool for the extension of exposure‐and toxicokinetic‐toxicodynamic analysis that has been developed under aspecific EFSA request to Open Analytics under the framework agreement (OC/EFSA/AMU/2015/02).An open ...

Training courses on Expert Knowledge Elicitation

This final report summarises the objectives, activities and delivery, evaluation, and any future recommendations for each of the four trainings delivered under this contract. Sections are organised in chronological order consistent with the order in which ...

Develop software to perform ranking of a finite collection of objects when a suite of indicator values (criteria) is available for each member of the collection

In specific contract No 18 issued under the framework agreement OC/EFSA/AMU/2015/02, EFSA requested Open Analytics to develop software implementing the workflow of a ranking process in a web application.This tool assists ranking objects in a transparent, ...

Draft for internal testing Scientific Committee guidance on appraising and integrating evidence from epidemiological studies for use in EFSA's scientific assessments

EFSA requested its Scientific Committee to prepare a guidance document on appraising and integrating evidence from epidemiological studies for use in EFSA's scientific assessments. The guidance document provides an introduction to epidemiological stu ...

Dose‐response relationships in health risk assessment of nutritional and toxicological factors in foods: development and application of novel biostatistical methods

Dose‐response meta‐analyses are of key relevance to identify causal relations between exposure and health‐related endpoints based on epidemiologic evidence, thus providing a powerful tool for both investigators and risk assessors. So far, their use has be ...

Reproduction and Extension of EFSA Operator Exposure Calculator

In specific contract No 13 issued under the framework agreement OC/EFSA/AMU/2015/02, EFSA requested Open Analytics to implement a web application for operator exposure calculation. The software is developed in R and consists of a WEB‐based tool composed b ...

Update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 12: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2020

The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) was developed to provide a generic safety evaluation for biological agents to support EFSA's Scientific Panels. It is based on an assessment of the taxonomic identity, the body of knowledge, safety concerns a ...

Web Application for National Risk Assessment Activities

In specific contract No 15 issued under the framework agreement OC/EFSA/AMU/2015/02, EFSA requested Open Analytics to update the existing web application for tracking national risk assessment activities. The web application has the following modules: edit ...

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