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European Commission Seeks to Increase Trust in Scientific Studies on Food Safety

11/04/2018

The European Commission has proposed a targeted revision of the General Food Law Regulation. The proposal is a revision of the General Food Law Regulation, focusing on transparency in EU risk assessment, on strengthening the reliability, objectivity and independence of the studies used by EFSA, and revisiting the governance of EFSA to ensure its long-term sustainability. It follows a public consultation (reported on POLICYfinder), running between 23 January and 20 March 2018, showed that citizens and stakeholders acknowledge the importance of improving the public access to the industry studies used by EFSA in its risk assessments, as a significant element to ensure trust in the EU food safety risk assessment.