This database contains the adois of all experts with active efsa involvements. Scientific report submitted to efsa pest risk assessment in. Ecdc and efsa shall evaluate the possible solutions to expand the current ecdcefsa molecular database currently containing pfge and mlva for the analysis, development and management, in collaboration with relevant eurls, of the wgs data collection system for. Expert database efsa european data protection supervisor. The efsa panel on food additives and nutrient sources added to food ans provides a scientific opinion on the refined exposure assessment of polyethylene glycol. For a better browsing experience, we recommend that you use a different browser or upgrade to a newer version of your browser. Qsar models for predicting acute toxicity of pesticides in rainbow trout using the coral software and efsas openfoodtox database. The study carried out by the efsas expert panel on food additives and nutrient sources added to food ans helped to identify potential hazards to food safety and quality. Efsas expert database annual report of activities 20. Scientific opinion on the reevaluation of dimethyl. Dermal absorption study oecd tg 428 mass balance recommendations based on the efsa database article pdf available in regulatory toxicology and pharmacology 108. The european food safety authority efsa has now published the consolidated list of article health claims on its website. The present document has been produced and adopted by the bodies identified above as authors. Malachite green mg has been used globally in aquaculture but is not registered for use in food.
The database plays a key role in the evaluation of the risks related to possible hazards in. Mar 30, 2017 michael jeger, chair of efsas panel on plant health, reports on the discussions that took place at the panels open meeting in march 2017. Article claims efsa consolidated list food business operators requested to check efsa consolidated list. The european food safety authoritys efsa botanical interactive database will be fully up and running by early 2017, something one expert called a great result. Pdf refined exposure assessment of polyethylene glycol. Efsas expert database annual report of activities 2012. Efsa, in cooperation with member states, has decided to set up a database of external scientific experts able to assist its scientific committee, scientific panels, general research directorate, relevant working groups and member states. Efsa members are leading producers and importers of lifestyle products who believe that collaboration among leaders creates new market opportunities. Efsa calculator summary for operator exposure scenarios. A call is launched one year before each renewal and, after a thorough selection process, experts are nominated by the efsa management board based on a shortlist. Being open minded and willing to engage in joint promotional and marketing activities, each member benefits from the networking platform and inspiration that efsa is providing. The comprehensive food consumption database is a source of information on food consumption across the european union eu.
Article claims efsa consolidated list nutrition and. Implementation and testing of electronic submission in xml 1500 scientific experts. Pdf dermal absorption study oecd tg 428 mass balance. A call for applications was carried out from june to september 2017. Unfortunately this position has been closed but you can search our 3 open jobs by clicking here. Openfoodtox is the new efsa database that provides instant access to a. Per the law, product labels must clearly specify why a particular additive is used and whether or not it is harmful upon consumption. Efsa s expert database edb was established with the main objective to have a database of external scientific experts in place that can be queried in order to support the activities carried out by the scientific committee, the. Efsa ans panel efsa panel on food additives and nutrient sources added to food, 20a. The knowledge, experience and decisionmaking of efsas scientific experts are at the heart of our work. The efsa comprehensive european food consumption database the comprehensive food consumption database is a source of information on food consumption across the european union eu. A number of submitted health claims do not appear in this eu register. Michael jeger, chair of efsa s panel on plant health, reports on the discussions that took place at the panels open meeting in march 2017.
May 24, 20 efsas expert database annual report of activities 2012. For the first time since 2011, efsa has refreshed the scientific and technical guidance for the preparation and presentation of a health claim application. Guidance for the use of the efsa comprehensive european food consumption database. It contains soil, weather and crop data collected by jrc and organised by efsa for its purpose. This database contains professional data of external scientific experts who may be called upon to carry out advisory work for efsa and for national authorities in member states with a similar mandate to efsa. The scientific committee has the task of supporting the work of the panels on crosscutting. Software tool for calculating the predicted environmental. Epa ppdc work groupdesigning computational tools for. Jan 15, 2020 efsa recently released a new version v3. The efsa comprehensive european food consumption database. Efsa s scientific commitee and panels are composed of independent scientific experts who carry out scientific assessments and develop related assessment methodologies. They involve scientific experts nominated by member states.
European food safety authority, via carlo magno 1a, 43126 parma. In close collaboration with national authorities and in. External experts who possess particular and relevant scientific knowledge may also contribute to the work of efsa through participation in working groups. The experts on efsas scientific panels and our staff members will also. Efsa has improved its process and tools for selecting and designating experts.
Jul 14, 2016 efsas feedap panel provides scientific advice on the safety andor efficacy of additives and products or substances used in animal feed. View opportunities efsas scientific committee and panels are composed of independent scientific experts who carry out scientific assessments and develop related assessment methodologies. Call for expressions of interest for seconded national experts within efsa the european food safety authority efsa is the keystone of the european union eu risk assessment regarding food and feed safety. Thanks for your interest in the efsa seconded national experts call position.
A call is launched one year before each renewal and, after a thorough selection process, experts are nominated by the efsa management board based on a shortlist submitted by the executive director. Persam is a software tool for predicting environmental concentrations of. The list is available for download as a ms access database. Efsa said the system was meant to help with the safety assessment of botanicals and botanical preparations used in food and food supplements by facilitating hazard.
Please note that the adois of former efsa experts are available on request. The latest renewal of the scientific committee and panels took place in july 2018. App developer console opens up our food safety data efsa. Efsa calculator summary for operator exposure scenarios the european food safety authority efsa has published a spreadsheetbased calculator as part of its guidance document on the assessment of exposure to pesticides1. It contains detailed data for a number of eu countries. Qsar models for predicting acute toxicity of pesticides in. Expert database ministry of agriculture, forestry and food. Efsa has developed several it systems, databases and software tools since it was founded in 2002. The present document is published complying with the transparency principle to which the european food safety authority is subject.
Information about the data and the persam software tool. Efsa s scientific panels of experts are responsible for the bulk of efsa s scientific assessment work. Please visit to know more about efsas selection procedures. Software for national risk assessment activities efsa.
Health claims submitted as article 1 function claims 8 kb but that do not qualify as such. Some users commented on inconsistencies in the data, mainly with respect to the spatial characteristics of various layers. Efsa guidance update on the format for health claim applications. Efsas scientific panels of experts are responsible for the bulk of efsas scientific assessment work. Oecd tg 428 dermal absorption study mass balance criteria are supported by efsa database. A guidance document on the use of the benchmark dose approach in risk assessment was. Chemtunes is a unique cheminformatics platform and expert qced database to store, manage, search and retrieve chemical substances along with their in vitro and in vivo toxicity, safety evaluation and metabolism data designed to facilitate and support the safety and risk assessment process for chemical substances. The european commission requested efsa to evaluate whether a reference.
Use of bmds and proast software packages by efsa scientific panels and units for applying the benchmark dose bmd approach in risk assessment. It may not be considered as an output adopted by efsa. An example for the latter is a database component that must be able to store lines. Nov 10, 2008 the european food safety authority efsa, which is the european unions scientific risk assessment body on food and feed safety, nutrition, animal welfare and plant protection and health, is launching a database for europes leading scientific experts to assist it in its work. Efsa s expert database edb was established with the intent of creating a database of external scientific experts that could be queried in order to support the activities carried out by the scientific committee, the scientific panels and their working groups. A scientific report on the applicability of qsar models and readacross to pesticides and their metabolites has been recently published by efsa. Health claims not related to human health 6 kb which cannot consequently be used on foods. Anyone can upload resources on knowledge junction following a few simple steps. Assessment tools and resources european food safety.