PROGRESS REPORT
Management Board Meeting
19 March 2015
EFSA progress report
Scientific outputs
Antimicrobial
resistance
EU
summary
report on
zoonoses
Consumpt
ion of raw
milk
Risks and
benefits of
fish
consumption
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Scientific outputs
Xylella
fastidiosa
Avian
influenza
H5N8
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Scientific outputs
Safety
of
Caffeine
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Safety of caffeine: main issues
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Interaction of caffeine and alcohol
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Relevance of case reports on adverse health effects in the risk
assessment
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Vulnerable groups (or subgroups) of the general population
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Rationale for extrapolation of data in adults to children
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Accuracy in communicating the level of no concern for children
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Worst case scenario for exposure assessment
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Clarification of terminology (e.g. acute intake, single dose)
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Safety of caffeine: next steps
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Communications
 Micro-site of the 2nd Scientific Conference of EFSA at
EXPO 2015 – 14-16 October 2015
www.efsaexpo2015.eu
Register by 15 May
Submit your abstract by 3 April
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Conference themes
Plenary sessions
•
Assessment Science
•
Science, Innovation and Society
Break out sessions
•
Weighing evidence & assessing
uncertainties
•
Novel chemical hazard characterisation
approaches
•
Expertise for the future
•
Microbiological risk assessment
•
Data: co-creating added value
•
Drivers for emerging issues in animal
and plant health
•
Nutrition challenges ahead
•
Advancing environmental risk
assessment
Poster session
Young research initiative
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Scientific cooperation
 Training to Member States risk assessors
 Cooperation with Joint Research Centre
 Activities on Art. 30 procedure
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Stakeholders and institutional engagement
 Public hearing on TTC approach
 Stakeholder event on caffeine
 Pesticides: Debate on epidemiological studies
 Open plenary sessions
 Meetings with Commissioner Andriukaitis, ENVI
Committee, DGs CNECT, DIGIT, SANTE, ENV and GROW
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