EFSA publishes draft guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials in food and feed; public consultation open until March 4, 2018
December 22, 2017
Consultation on EC’s approach to food safety
EU Commission publishes roadmap for “transparency and sustainability of the EU food and feed safety risk assessment model,” aims to increase transparency and involvement of Member States in EFSA’s assessments; public consultation open until January 17, 2018
December 22, 2017
Genotoxicity evaluation by EFSA
New scientific opinion provides detailed discussion of how EFSA evaluates potential genotoxicity of substances in food and feed risk assessments
December 21, 2017
EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 20th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
December 21, 2017
EFSA working group on FCMs: 27th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on food contact materials now available online
December 15, 2017
EFSA publishes final plan for BPA reassessment
EFSA publishes BPA hazard assessment protocol along with report on public consultation outcomes; collection of studies to start in 2018
December 13, 2017
Opinion: EDC guidance “doomed to fail”
PAN Europe criticizes draft guidance for identifying endocrine disruptors published by EFSA and ECHA; too much focus on mode of action of chemicals, precautionary principle overlooked, organization claims
December 12, 2017
EFSA: Open plenary meetings 2018
Dates of EFSA’s 2018 open plenary meetings released; CEP Panel to meet on October 23-25, 2018 in Parma, Italy; live streams available
December 7, 2017
Public consultation on draft EDC guidance
EFSA and ECHA publish draft guidance document on identification of endocrine disruptors; public consultation open until January 31, 2018
December 5, 2017
EFSA’s BPA reevaluation protocol adopted
EFSA’s CEF Panel holds 72nd plenary meeting, partially open to observers; CEF Panel adopts protocol for safety reassessment of BPA, to start in 2018
