Advancing environmental risk assessment of regulated products under EFSA's remit

Devos, Yann; Gaugitsch, Helmut; Gray, Alan J.; Maltby, Lorraine; Martin, Jock; Pettis, Jeffery S.; Romeis, Jörg; Rortais, Agnès; Schoonjans, Reinhilde; Smith, Joe; Streissl, Franz; Suter, Glenn W.. 2016 Advancing environmental risk assessment of regulated products under EFSA's remit [in special issue: EFSA's 2nd Scientific Conference: Shaping the Future of Food Safety, Together] EFSA Journal, 14 (S1). https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.s0508

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Abstract/Summary

The pre-market environmental risk assessment (ERA) of regulated products such as genetically modified organisms, plant protection products and feed additives is an important process to safeguard the desired level of protection of the environment and biodiversity. ERA evaluates the potential adverse effects on the environment of certain actions, and is an important analytical scientific tool to support regulatory decision-making. Significant advances have been made in the field in recent years. Potential avenues to the further advancement of ERA of regulated products under EFSA's remit were discussed during the breakout session ‘Advancing environmental risk assessment’ held at the EFSA 2nd Scientific Conference ‘Shaping the Future of Food Safety, Together’ (Milan, Italy, 14–16 October 2015). The value of ERA and its relevance to decision-making can be increased by: (1) using the ecosystem services approach to make protection goals operational; (2) relying on problem formulation to enhance the relevance of ERA studies; (3) complying with quality standards to warrant the reliability of ERA studies; (4) making ERA more contextual by accounting for multiple stressors and environmental benefits; and (5) acknowledging the strengths and limitations of post-market environmental monitoring as a tool to resolve scientific uncertainties.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.s0508
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	UKCEH Fellows
ISSN:	1831-4732
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	biodiversity, data quality, ecosystem services, genetically modified organisms, multiple stressors, plant protection products, problem formulation, protection goals
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	21 Jul 2016 14:17 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514008

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.s0508

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

UKCEH Fellows

ISSN:

1831-4732

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

biodiversity, data quality, ecosystem services, genetically modified organisms, multiple stressors, plant protection products, problem formulation, protection goals

NORA Subject Terms:

Ecology and Environment

Date made live:

21 Jul 2016 14:17 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514008