Efsa consults on risk assessment guidance

The European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) has opened a public consultation on the draft of its Guidance on Expert Knowledge Elicitation in Food and Feed Safety Risk Assessment. 

 

This document proposes a process to help the Authority access specialist knowledge on parameters for use in risk assessments when relevant information is not available in scientific literature or publicly accessible databases. The guidance outlines how to access expertise found in national authorities, industry, the scientific community and other sectors in a manner which ensures neutrality and comprehensiveness, addressing all relevant areas needed. It explains how to obtain knowledge from such specialists and analyse their answers to extract reliable, unbiased and reproducible information.

 

Comments can be made until 30 September 2013.

 

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