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View article: Accidental allergic reactions in food allergy: Causes related to products and patient's management
Accidental allergic reactions in food allergy: Causes related to products and patient's management Open
Whilst European labelling regulations require food manufacturers and providers to list 14 common allergens in prepackaged and non–prepackaged foods (eg, food service), products may contain undeclared allergens. Allergens can accidentally e…
View article: Emerging risks identification on food and feed – EFSA
Emerging risks identification on food and feed – EFSA Open
The European Food Safety Authority's has established procedures for the identification of emerging risk in food and feed. The main objectives are to: (i) to carry out activities aiming at identifying, assessing and disseminating informatio…
View article: Guidance on risk assessment of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain: Part 1, human and animal health
Guidance on risk assessment of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain: Part 1, human and animal health Open
The European Food Safety Authority has produced this Guidance on human and animal health aspects (Part 1) of the risk assessment of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications in the food and feed chain. It covers the application areas wit…
View article: The principles and methods behind EFSA's Guidance on Uncertainty Analysis in Scientific Assessment
The principles and methods behind EFSA's Guidance on Uncertainty Analysis in Scientific Assessment Open
To meet the general requirement for transparency in EFSA's work, all its scientific assessments must consider uncertainty. Assessments must say clearly and unambiguously what sources of uncertainty have been identified and what is their im…
View article: Guidance on Uncertainty Analysis in Scientific Assessments
Guidance on Uncertainty Analysis in Scientific Assessments Open
Uncertainty analysis is the process of identifying limitations in scientific knowledge and evaluating their implications for scientific conclusions. It is therefore relevant in all EFSA's scientific assessments and also necessary, to ensur…
View article: Clarification of some aspects related to genotoxicity assessment
Clarification of some aspects related to genotoxicity assessment Open
The European Commission requested EFSA to provide advice on the following: (1) the suitability of the unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) in vivo assay to follow-up positive results in in vitro gene mutation tests; (2) the adequacy to demonstr…
View article: Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments
Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments Open
EFSA requested the Scientific Committee to develop a guidance document on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments for use in all areas under EFSA's remit. The guidance document addresses the use of weight of ev…
View article: Guidance on the assessment of the biological relevance of data in scientific assessments
Guidance on the assessment of the biological relevance of data in scientific assessments Open
EFSA requested its Scientific Committee to prepare a guidance document providing generic issues and criteria to consider biological relevance, particularly when deciding on whether an observed effect is of biological relevance, i.e. is adv…
View article: Guidance on the risk assessment of substances present in food intended for infants below 16 weeks of age
Guidance on the risk assessment of substances present in food intended for infants below 16 weeks of age Open
Following a request from the European Commission to EFSA, the EFSA Scientific Committee (SC) prepared a guidance for the risk assessment of substances present in food intended for infants below 16 weeks of age. In its approach to develop t…
View article: Scientific motivations and criteria to consider updating EFSA scientific assessments
Scientific motivations and criteria to consider updating EFSA scientific assessments Open
EFSA is committed to assess and communicate the risks occurring in the food and feed chain from farm to fork and to provide other forms of scientific advice. This work, carried out by EFSA since its inception, has resulted in the adoption …
View article: Update: use of the benchmark dose approach in risk assessment
Update: use of the benchmark dose approach in risk assessment Open
The Scientific Committee (SC) reconfirms that the benchmark dose (BMD) approach is a scientifically more advanced method compared to the NOAEL approach for deriving a Reference Point (RP). Most of the modifications made to the SC guidance …
View article: Scientific motivations and criteria to consider updating EFSA assessments : Scientific opinion
Scientific motivations and criteria to consider updating EFSA assessments : Scientific opinion Open
EFSA is committed to assess and communicate the risks occurring in the food and feed chain from farm to fork and to provide other forms of scientific advice. This work, carried out by EFSA since its inception, has resulted in the adoption …
View article: EFSA Scientific Colloquium 22 – Epigenetics and Risk Assessment: Where do we stand?
EFSA Scientific Colloquium 22 – Epigenetics and Risk Assessment: Where do we stand? Open
The issue of epigenetic changes and their impact on human health and life span was prominently\ndiscussed at EFSA’s second scientific conference ‘Shaping the future of food safety, together’ in Milan.\nEpigenetic changes are molecular chan…