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PROGRESS REPORT

PROGRESS REPORT. Catherine Geslain-Lan éelle. Management Board 19 June 2007. SCIENCE. Scientific Panels:. AFC - a dopted 12 opinions, of which 9 on Flavouring Groups. Of these 3 opinions covered 52 substances

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PROGRESS REPORT

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  1. PROGRESSREPORT Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Management Board 19 June 2007

  2. SCIENCE Scientific Panels: AFC - adopted 12 opinions, of which 9 on Flavouring Groups. Of these 3 opinions covered 52 substances AHAW - Adopted 4 opinions, 2 related to blue tongue , 1 on Newcastle disease, 1 on Avian Influenza vaccines. Received mandate on seal killing and skinning BIOHAZ - Opinion on the assessment of likely infectivity in Specified Risk Materials (SRM) derived from different age groups estimated by back calculation modelling.

  3. SCIENCE CONTAM – Statement on melamine (deadline 10 days), recommending TDI of 0,5 mg/kg b.w. per day for humans and domestic animals FEEDAP - Invitation from SCAN WG on guidelines for new feed additives GMO Panel - MON 863: The reply to the request from the Commission is in the final stages. EFSA received input from Member States, received clarification on the paper by Seralini et al and conducted its own analysis

  4. SCIENCE NDA - Public consultation launched 16 May on draft opinion on “Scientific and technical guidance for preparation and presentation for application for authorisation of health claim” PPR - Opinion on acute dietary intake assessment of pesticides in fruit and vegetables PLH – 30 questions from Commission related to pest risk assessment in France (DOM)

  5. SCIENCE Cloning • EFSA received a request from the European Commission related to the implications of live cloned animals. Question allocated to Scientific Committee • Working group will prepare a draft opinion by the end of the year • In addition EFSA has launched a request for scientific contributions and peer reviewed data from Third Parties, which could be useful for the preparation of the opinion • Public consultation on the draft opinion foreseen in Autumn. EFSA’s Stakeholder Consultative Platform will also be involved in the consultation process

  6. SCIENCE Cooperation with Member States: • Advisory Forum meeting 29 June in Bratislava will discuss proposal to establish Focal Points in Member States • Focus on data gathering and transfer of information • EFSA Steering Group on Cooperation agreed new mandate for a Scientific Cooperation Working Group on safety assessment on botanicals and botanical preparations

  7. SCIENCE Cooperation with Member States: • Mandates for scientific cooperation projects to be discussed at Advisory Forum • EFSA internal task force preparing status report on risk assessment of nanoparticles

  8. EXTERNAL RELATIONS • Visit on 4 April to Lisbon to discuss cooperation during the Portuguese Presidency (July – December) • Visit to Irish Food Safety Authority, 21-22 May

  9. EXTERNAL RELATIONS • Events & Conferences: • Open Day event of the European institutions, 5 May • in Brussels • JRC-Open Day on 12 May in Ispra, Italy • International conference in cooperation with CIHEAM on “Identity, Quality and Safety of Mediterranean Food Products”, 5-6 June 2007 in Parma • 5th Anniversary: • Europe Day celebrations (Comune and Provincia di Parma), 8-10 May in Parma • EFSA and food safety in the EU: achievements and challenges - Rome, 7 June 2007 - Istituto Superiore di Sanità

  10. EXTERNAL RELATIONS • Informal Chief Veterinary Officers (CVO) meeting in Dresden (Germany) on 11th May to present EFSA's work on Blue Tongue • Invitation by German Presidency to take part at 24 May Council Working Group on Agriculture matters/Pesticides and present EFSA's work on the peer-review risk assessment of pesticides

  11. EXTERNAL RELATIONS • Invitation by the German Presidency to a working lunch with the COREPER to present EFSA's Strategy for Networking and Scientific Co-operation with Member States (13 June)

  12. HUMAN RESOURCES Until 1st June 2007

  13. HUMAN RESOURCES

  14. HUMAN RESOURCES

  15. COMMUNICATIONS Industry welcomes EFSA guidance but gaps still remain

  16. COMMUNICATIONS Web news stories on: • animal health and welfare and environment; • QRA on the residual BSE risk in sheep; • use of the nptII gene as a selectable marker in GM plants; • First call under Art. 36: Salmonella in pigs; avian influenza vaccines in domestic poultry • La EFSA recopila información sobre carne procedente de animales clonados

  17. COMMUNICATIONS • EFSAnews 15 • EFSA Scientific Colloquium Summary Report N°5: Food-Based Dietary Guidelines • Brochure: Zoonoses in the European Union in 2005. Reprint to meet requests in 4 languages plus Croatian and Turkish

  18. EFSA – Italian Ministry of Health Rome 7 June 2007 Joint events

  19. Thank you!

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