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EFSA’s most recent activities

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle

14th plenary meeting of the EFSA’s Stakeholders

Consultative Platform, 9-10th December- Brussels

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Risk Assessment

ANS

• 7 opinions and 2 statement on food additives and nutrient sources

• 4 assistant requests completed (for NDA and DATEX)

• 1 call for procurement launched

AHAW

7 scientific opinions adopted among which

- ticks as vector of African Swine Fever

- geographical distribution of ticks-borne diseases

- implications of current H1N1 for animal health

• Network on Risk Assessment in AHAW met

• Technical meeting with Stakeholders was held (discussion on animal welfare during

transport)

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Risk Assessment

BIOHAZ

• 9 opinions adopted among which

• - Salmonella typhimurium-like strains

- use of recycled hot water as a decontaminant for carcasses

- irradiation of food (efficacy and microbiological safety)

- application format for ABP new alternative methods

- Neste oil application for ABP disposal

• Meeting of EFSA Scientific Network on BSE/TSE

• Organization of workshop on “Animal By-Products:Biogas and Composting Rules”

CEF

• 146 opinions adopted : application opinion on flavourings and FMC

- Toxicity of Bisphenol A

• ESCO working group met on non plastics food contact materials and collected 3200

evaluations from MS experts

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Risk Assessment

FEEDAP

• 17 opinions adopted (authorisation of feed additives)

• 2 statements on herbs and essential oils; guidelines for new functional group

substances for mycotoxins reduction;

• 2 reports were published

• Technical meeting with experts from industry to present guidance for “substances for

the reduction by mycotoxins)

PLH

• 2 opinions : composting method to eliminate pine wood nematode

• 1st Meeting of EFSA scientific network for risk assessment in plant health took place

PPR

• 2 opinions: ERA of plant protection products (Ecoregions mandate; protection goals)

• 1 public consultation report on exposure assessment published

• 4 scientific reports published

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Risk Assessment

CONTAM

• 2 Opinions among which : marine biotoxin in shell fish

• 1 co-adopted opinion (Biohaz): - chapter on abiotic risk in safety and

efficacy of hot water decontamination

PLH

• 2 opinions : composting method to eliminate pine wood nematode

• 1st Meeting of EFSA scientific network for risk assessment in plant

health took place

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Risk Assessment

GMO

• 29th September: - technical meeting with environmental NGOs

- Meeting with Member States representatives on the

ERA guidance document

• Update of guidance document on environmental risk assessment of

gm plants adopted

• 5 opinions adopted among which : 2GM maize, allergenicity of GM

plants, GM microorganisms and derived food and feed, molecular

characterisation of Rf3 oilseed rape

• 2 guidance documents published for public consultation: 1)

Guidance on the risk assessment of genetically modified

microorganisms and their food and feed products; 2) draft document

on the selection of comparators for the risk assessment of GM

plants. Both opened until January for comments.

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Risk assessment

NDA

• 175 opinions adopted (under articles Art. 13.5, Art. 14 and Art. 13.1

of Regulation 1924/2006)

+ (5 novel food opinions, 3 generic opinions)

• 2 guidance documents were published for public consultation 1)

draft guidance on the scientific requirements for health claims

related to gut and immune function, to be read in conjunction with

the 2) briefing document for stakeholders on the evaluation of Article

13.1, 13.5 2 and 14 health claims

• 2nd December Technical meeting with stakeholders related to gut

and immune functions

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EFSA health claims evaluation status (end November 2010)

Claim type Received Withdrawn Adopted In progress

Children (Art. 14) 218 6549

opinions covering 56

applications

8*

Disease risk

reduction (Art. 14) 49 8 21 6**

New science/

proprietary

(Art. 13.5)

44 10 26 5***

Conditions of use

(Art. 19)1 0 1 0

Total applications 313 8397

opinions covering 104

applications

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Art 13 list of health

claims4637 310

1833(1745 all published)

946(1548 on hold)

* 7 in clock stop** 3 in clock stop*** 0 in clock stop

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Scientific Cooperation and

AssistanceAMU

• 2 reports issued

• 7 assistant requests completed

• 1 call for procurement and 1 for grants launched

DATEX

• 3 technical report issued

• Scientific colloquium on Food Classification: unambigous ambiguity – the challenge of

describing food.

• Signature of 1 grant and 1 contract for pilot testing of contaminant data transfers by

four MS organisations and food market intelligence

EMRISK

• 1 technical report published

• 1st meeting of network on emerging risks

• Parma, October. Colloquium on emerging risks discussed identification of emerging

risks related to food supply chain

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Scientific Cooperation and

Assistance

PRAPeR

• 54 conclusions were adopted

• 17 reasoned opinions adopted (covering 21 routine MRL applications)

• 95 individual MRLs assessed

SCO

• Expert database contains now almost 3000 entries

• 7 new organizations included in Art. 36 list

• EFSA Expert Survey Task Force constituted to oversee and plan second Expert

Satisfaction Survey

• The EFSA Journal now indexed in bibliographic databases Food

Science and Technology !

• Report on scientific cooperation between EFSA and MSs including draft medium-term

activities 2011-1013 endorsed by Advisory Forum

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Scientific Cooperation and

Assistance

Zoonoses

• 2008 Community Summary Report on antimicrobial resistance in

zoonotic bacteria from food and animals

• Scientific report on risk factors associated with Campylobacter

contamination of broiler carcasses in EU wide baseline survey

• Work continues on identification of epidemiological indicators for

meat inspection of swine and other slaughter animals

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Scientific Committee

Scientific Committee

• Statement of EFSA on animal cloning

• Task force on environmental risk assessment (ERA): draft working paper

• Report on endocrine active substances published

• Work on Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) ongoing

• WG on Risk Assessment Terminology held 1st meeting, outsourced project

to review 219 opinions issued between 2008 and 2010 was presented

• Guidance document on human health risk benefit assessment of foods

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Advisory Forum

Advisory Forum

• Meeting on the 22th September: participation of the Commissioner for Health and

Consumer Policy, John Dalli

• Meeting in November discussed follow up on medium term planning of EFSA’s work

and cooperation in areas of contaminants and zoonoses

• Discussion of Eurobarmometer results

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claims

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

In detail: EFSA's verdicts 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

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

• Escaide conference• Nanotechnology in the food chain conference

Practical guidance: Leaflet with helpful tips for Experts

Eurobarometer on food-related issues 2010:

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Institutional relations and events

• Visit of EP ENVI Committee delegation to

EFSA and address to all Staff by the Chair

MEP Mr Jo Leinen (end of June 2010)

• Conference on The Role of Science

in Food Policy on 20 October 2010 organised

by the Belgian Presidency

• Hearing of the EFSA Executive Director at the European

Parliment 30th November

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