The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an administrative guidance that sets out the principles that EFSA follows when processing applications for regulated products. This is part of the Authority’s continuous efforts to support applicants throughout the life-cycle of their applications.
The document enhances the transparency of the procedure and ensures that a coherent, sound, systematic and efficient process is carried out in compliance with each piece of sectorial legislation. The guidance describes:
- The general workflow of applications
- The key steps of the scientific risk assessment process
- The mechanism for suspending, restarting or extending an assessment, the conclusion of the scientific risk assessment process and the publication of the scientific output
The administrative guidance does not apply to pesticide processes nor to the re-evaluation of food additives.