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Wissenschaftlicher Ausschuss

The Scientific Committee develops harmonised risk assessment methodologies on scientific matters of a horizontal nature in the fields within EFSA's remit where EU-wide approaches are not already defined. It provides general co-ordination to ensure consistency in the scientific opinions prepared by EFSA's Scientific Panels. It also provides strategic scientific advice to EFSA’s management.

Scientific Committee Members are prominent scientists from across Europe, of recognised scientific excellence with competences spreading across disciplines within EFSA's remit, seniority and prior experience with scientific bodies:

  • Risk assessment practice – human health risk assessment, food consumption and exposure assessment, environmental risk assessment, animal health risk assessment, toxicology, microbiology, human nutrition, epidemiology, animal health, animal welfare, human medicine, veterinary medicine, food hygiene, food technology, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, life sciences.
  • Cross-cutting scientific issues – statistical approaches in risk assessment, the preparation of guidance for the safety assessment of applications of new technologies in the area of food and feed, the harmonisation of the use of default assumptions in the absence of real data, the safety assessment of botanicals and botanical preparations and the introduction of validated complementary techniques in risk assessment using ‘omics’ technologies, QSAR and mathematical models.

Panel Members

Scientific Committee Members, 2021-2024

Zusammensetzung des Gremiums und Interessenserklärungen.

Networks

Was sind die Netzwerke der EFSA?

Die Netzwerke der EFSA bestehen aus auf nationaler Ebene benannten Organisationen der EU-Mitgliedstaaten, die über Fachwissen in den vom Netzwerk abgedeckten Fachbereichen verfügen. Vertreter der Kommission und anderer Organisationen (auch von außerhalb der EU), die über besonderes Fachwissen verfügen, können ebenfalls zur Teilnahme an der Arbeit der EFSA-Netzwerke eingeladen werden.

Die Netzwerke werden von der EFSA geleitet und von den zuständigen EFSA-Referaten unterstützt. Ihr Ziel ist es, die wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen des Auftrags der EFSA durch Folgendes zu erleichtern:

Emerging Risks Exchange Network

EFSA networks with Member States, EU and international agencies on exchanging data, methodologies and lessons learnt on emerging risks through its Emerging Risks Exchange Network (EREN).

Risk assessment of nanotechnologies in food and feed

The main goals are to facilitate harmonisation of assessment practices and methodologies, enhance exchange of information and data between EFSA and Member States, and achieve synergies in risk assessment activities.

Working groups

Biomarkers of effect

Bromide

Compendium of Botanicals

Cross-cutting WG Genotoxicity

Cross-cutting WG nanotechnologies

Emerging Chemical Risks

Fluoride

New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)

Read-across

Closed working groups

Beeswax

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Carvone assessment

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Chemical mixtures

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Compendium of botanicals V3

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Copper

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Cross cutting WG uncertainty

Cross-cutting WG Benchmark Dose

Emerging Risks (standing working group) 2012-2015

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Emerging Risks (standing working group) 2017-2018

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Endocrine active substances

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Environmental risk assessment overarching group

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Epidemiological studies

Genotoxicity (standing working group) 2012-2015

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Genotoxicity (standing working group) 2015-2018

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Guidance review - Standing WG - Mandate

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HBGV nutrients and additives

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Nanotechnologies

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Non-monotonic dose-responses

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Protocol development

Qualified presumption of safety (QPS) approach for assessment of botanicals

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Safety risks from insects as food and feed

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TTC

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Update Of Risk-Benefit Assessment Guidance (RBA Guidance)

WG genotoxicity testing strategies

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WG SynBioM

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