Preparing for future challenges in risk assessment in the European Union

Pilar Garcia-Vello; Kiara Aiello; Nicola M Smith; Julia Fabrega; Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos; Marta Hugas; Claudia Heppner

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.07.004

Preparing for future challenges in risk assessment in the European Union

Trends Biotechnol. 2022 Oct;40(10):1137-1140. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.07.004. Epub 2022 Jul 30.

Authors

Pilar Garcia-Vello¹, Kiara Aiello¹, Nicola M Smith¹, Julia Fabrega¹, Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos¹, Marta Hugas¹, Claudia Heppner²

Affiliations

¹ Chief Scientist Office, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Via Carlo Magno 1A 43126, Parma, Italy.
² Chief Scientist Office, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Via Carlo Magno 1A 43126, Parma, Italy. Electronic address: Claudia.HEPPNER@efsa.europa.eu.

PMID: 35918218
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.07.004

Abstract

In light of the new EU policy targets (e.g., Farm to Fork strategy) and the revised legal framework (Transparency Regulation), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) needs to invest further in preparedness in regulatory and communication science for food safety. To achieve this, EFSA has established a process of advancing selected scientific themes to anticipate future challenges.

Keywords: food safety; preparedness; regulatory science; science communication; science policy.

MeSH terms

European Union
Food Safety*
Risk Assessment