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Tallinn, 2 October2017

Bernhard Url Executive Director. Tallinn, 2 October2017. What is EFSA?. EU AGENCIES. ECDC. ECHA. EMA. EFSA. HEADQUARTERS in the heart of Parma. EFSA is. What efsa does. What efsa does not do. KEEPING FOOD SAFE IN THE EU. Plant Health. Plant Protection.

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Tallinn, 2 October2017

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  1. EFSA Trusted science for safe food Bernhard Url Executive Director Tallinn, 2 October2017

  2. What is EFSA?

  3. EU AGENCIES ECDC ECHA EMA EFSA

  4. HEADQUARTERS in the heart of Parma

  5. EFSA is

  6. What efsa does

  7. What efsa does not do

  8. KEEPING FOOD SAFE IN THE EU EFSA’s role and responsibilities in the EU Food Safety System

  9. EFSA’s role and responsibilities in the EU Food Safety System Plant Health Plant Protection Genetically modified organisms FROM FIELD TO PLATE Animal feed Animalhealth and welfare Biological hazards Chemical contaminants Food additives Food packaging Nutrition

  10. EFSA AT A GLANCE > 450 staff > 1,500experts ESTABLISHED 2002 1,000 meetings/year 20% tele-meetings in 2016 5,000 outputs / 500a year

  11. How EFSA works

  12. EFSA’s values

  13. Workflow of scientific opinions WORFLOW onScientificopinions • Openness and transparency – ensuring responsiveness EFSA today

  14. Workflow of scientific opinions QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EUParliament EFSA self mandate EU Commission Member States EFSA receives a question EFSA’s scientists evaluate, assess, advise Adoption and communication

  15. Tools for the Risk Assessment job

  16. SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE

  17. The Scientific Panels Plant protection Plant health GMO Nutrition Animal feed Food Packaging Animal health & welfare Food additives Biological hazards Chemical contaminants

  18. urgent requests for scientific advice Melamine Chlormequat in infant milk in table grapes Dioxins in "Schmallenberg" Avian pork meat Volcanic ash virus Swine fever influenza 2011 Melamine Nicotine in STEC Hepatitis A Lumpy skin in food and feed wild mushrooms in vegetables disease Salmonella 4-methly- Mikawasima benzophenone Phenylbutazone in breakfast cereals in horsemeat Xylella fastidiosa

  19. EFSA’s independence

  20. EFSA today INDEPENDENCE… • From risk managers (EU Commission, Member States) • From private interests • Guaranteed through a policy covering all actors and working processes: • Organisational governanceManagement Board • Governance of scientific processes Mandates, selection of experts, collegial decision making, transparency, declarations of interest

  21. OUR PARTNERS Individual experts National food safety organisations Research institutes & academia International organisations

  22. The future

  23. The context of EFSA’s work is changing...

  24. New challenges and threats

  25. people

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