Based on the risk assessment of genetically modified plants, according to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/201321 “In cases when known functional aspects of the newly expressed protein or structural similarity to known strong adjuvants may indicate pos ...
In specific contract No 7 issued under the framework agreement OC/EFSA/AMU/2015/02, EFSA requested Open Analytics to extend the Web application for Benchmark Dose Modelling built under specific contracts No 3 and No 4. The Web application is further devel ...
Researchers, governments, agencies, food producers and the civil society are increasingly concerned about ‘emerging food risks’. It is recognised that the successful identification of emerging risks is at the heart of protecting public health and the envi ...
A web application for PROAST, a software package for BMD modelling, was developed to make the use of the BMD approach significantly easier for toxicologists and risk assessors. In addition, model averaging was included in the software, for the most freque ...
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 ...
Abstract In May 2018, EFSA and ECDC co‐facilitated a workshop on preparedness for a multi‐national food safety/public health incident. The workshop, hosted at AGES in Vienna, was conceived to closely align with EFSA's Strategy 2020 commitment to prep ...
The GMO Panel has previously assessed genetically modified (GM) carnation FLO‐40685‐2 and concluded that there is no scientific reason to consider that the import, distribution and retailing in the EU of carnation FLO‐40685‐2 cut flowers for ornamental us ...
This report is the outcome of an EFSA procurement (OC/EFSA/GMO/2015/02) which aims at reviewing relevant scientific information on RNA interference (RNAi) that could serve as baseline information for the environmental risk assessment of RNAi‐based genetic ...
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA assessed the annual post‐market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report for the 2016 growing season of the Cry1Ab‐expressing maize event MON 810 provided by Monsanto Europe S.A. Partial compliance with ...
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 ...