Webinar: Draft guidance on the characterisation and risk assessment of microorganisms used in the food chain
Background
Products containing microorganisms or prepared/obtained from/with microorganisms are used in the food chain, and they may be subject to a pre-market authorisation process requiring a risk assessment.
EFSA’s Scientific Committee has recently endorsed for public consultation a guidance document establishing the data requirements for the characterisation and risk assessment of microorganisms, genetically modified or not, used as such or to obtain/produce regulated products used in the food chain.
The guidance document may be applied to EFSA’s risk assessments of those products in any of the sectors for which applications are received.
Objectives of the meeting
The aim of the event is to boost the participation of stakeholders in the public consultation. The draft guidance will be presented and explained during the event, and EFSA staff will also answer questions from the audience.
Structure of the meeting
Following the welcoming of participants and introduction of the speakers, there will be:
- A pre-recorded presentation of the guidance document, and
- A live Q&A session
Before the closing of the event, the main aspects of the updated guidance document and the most relevant discussion points will be summarised. After the event, EFSA will issue a short report summarising the discussions, which will be published together with the presentations shared.
Who should attend?
The meeting is intended for all interested stakeholders, including those involved in the preparation of dossiers for regulated products, the risk assessment process and/or risk management.
Online registration
Registration is now closed.
After the closure of registrations, or in case the number of registrations exceeds the webinar tool capacity, EFSA reserves the right to select registrants to attend the live event. Registrants not selected to attend the live event will be notified once the recording is made available on the EFSA website so as to ensure they have the opportunity to access and follow the content at their own convenience.
The link to connect online will be sent to the selected participants a few days before the event.
Organisational details
The event will be held online on 17 December 2024 from 14:30 to 16:00.
Further details will be communicated to the selected participants in due time. English will be the language of the event, and no translation will be provided.
Contact
For more information, do not hesitate to contact the organising committee at webinars [at] efsa.europa.eu (webinars[at]efsa[dot]europa[dot]eu).