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PROGRESS REPORT

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle

Management Board meeting 16.12.2010, Parma

Risk Assessment

ANS

• 6 opinions on food additives and nutrient sources

AHAW

• 2 scientific opinions on mortality of oysters and harvesting feathers from live goose

• Technical meeting with Stakeholders on animal welfare during transport

BIOHAZ

• 2 opinions on Fish Oil for Human Consumption and BSE/TSE infectivity in small ruminants.

• Workshop on “Animal By-Products: Biogas and Composting Rules”

CEF

• Review of 2,067 flavouring substances completed

• ESCO working group met on non plastics food contact materials: 3200 evaluations from MS experts collected

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Risk Assessment

GMO

• New guidance document on environmental risk assessment of GMplants

• 2 opinions : - generic opinion on impact of GMplants on non-target organisms - renewal of GM soybean

• 2 guidances for public consultation: - risk assessment of GM microorganisms - choice of comparators

NDA

• 92 questions concluded (2 Art. 13.5; 2 Art. 14 and 88 Art. 13.1)

• 2 guidance documents were published for public consultation

• Meeting with stakeholders on scientific requirements for health claims related to gut and immune function

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Risk Assessment

FEEDAP

• 11 opinions on authorisation of feed additives

• 2 reports on environmental impact of zinc and copper and potential of microorganisms, microbial products and enzymes to induce respiratory sensitization

PLH

• 1st Meeting of EFSA Scientific Network for Risk Assessment in Plant Health

PPR

• 1 public consultation report on exposure assessment of single active substances

• 2 external scientific reports: - development of a new Guidance on emissions from protected crops

- revision of the Guidance on persistence in soil

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Scientific Cooperation and Assistance

AMU

• 4 assistance requests completed (for NDA and DATEX)

DATEX

• 1 technical report on monitoring of veterinary medicinal product residues in food of animal origin

• Guidance on Data Exchange

EMRISK

• 1 technical report on EFSA’s approach to the identification of emerging risks

• 1st meeting of the Network on Emerging Risks

• Colloquium on emerging risks

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Scientific Cooperation and Assistance

PRAPeR

• 23 conclusions pesticides peer review

• New framework contract for support for 280 active substances

SCO

• 9th Focal Point Meeting

• Expert database: 3000 entries

Zoonoses

• Community Summary Report on antimicrobial resistancein zoonotic and indicator bacteria from animals and food in the EU (2004-2007)

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Scientific Cooperation and Assistance

Scientific Committee

• Report on endocrine active substances

• Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC)

• Risk Assessment Terminology

Advisory Forum

• November meeting: - follow up on medium term planning - cooperation in areas of contaminants and zoonoses- Eurobarometer results- 2011 priorities for research (DG Research)

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claims

EFSA, Festa dell’Europa 2011 “Mandateci le vostre idee”

In detail: EFSA'sverdicts on health claims

La EFSA reùne a expertos de la UE para debater el bienestar animal durante el trasporte

Europeans confirm safety of bisphenol A

Hopes of advertising the health benefits of chocolate melt away; EU watchdog rejects scientific claims

Specifieke claim Yakult afgewezen door EFSA

EFSA seeks external experts to review the quality of its scientific outputs

OGM: l’EFSA rinnova linee guida

Los científicos exigen análisis más estrictos sobre los riesgos de los OGM

EFSA in the news

Santé: l’UE fait le ménage dans les arômes

AnimAl welfAre concerns Britons more thAn food sAfety

Eurobarometer 2010:AF members’ websites

Publications & Events

Corporate outreach: Corporate video on EFSA’s risk assessment workflow

Engaging in dialogue with the scientific community

• 15th Scientific Colloquium on emerging risks

•Escaide conference

• Nanotechnology in the food chain conference

Practical guidance: Leaflet with helpful tips for Experts

Administration

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At 15/12/2010

• Budget execution: 94.69% committed

• EFSA staff: 454

e3 : efsa, efficient & effective

Targets not met

• Outstanding adoptions: mandates not received, information not provided by applicants, inadequacy of dossiers, changes in resubmission of dossiers

• Negative media coverage: lack of independence

• Review of DOI policy: postponed early 2011

• Contract and grants: execution high but mainly concentrated in last months of the year

• Science strategy : postponed to 2011

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Institutional and stakeholder relations

• Danish Veterinary and Food Administration and National Food Institute of the Technical University of Denmark visit to EFSA : exchange views on the strengthening of scientific co-operation with Member States

• EU Agencies meeting in Bilbao, welcomed bythe Prince of Asturias: discussion on the budget for 2011, New Financial Perspective and Work of the Inter-Institutional Working Group

• International Round Table “The role of Science in Food Policy” organised by the EU Belgian Presidency

• Meeting of the Round Table “Tavolo di Coordinamento interministeriale” in Rome

• Annual congress of the Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the European Union (CIAA) on “Trust and partnership”

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• Visit of delegation from ECDC led by Director Marc Sprenger. Exchange views on: - cooperation, including working methods, - activity-based budgeting- relations with the EU institutions- quality assurance.

• Visit of Mrs Paulsen, Vice-Chair EP AGRI Committee

• Hearing of the ED at the EP ENVI Committee

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Renewal of Memorandum of Understanding

Institutional and stakeholder relations

International Relations

• On the Neighbourhood Policy, EFSA and DG SANCO organised on 14/15 October in Parma, a workshop funded by the TAIEX instrument on “Handling Emergencies/Crises in the Food Chain” for the 10 Mediterranean Neighbourhood countries.

• FDA liaison officer joined EFSA

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Scuola per l’Europa

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