Following the significant damage of the first wave of article 13.1 opinions by EFSA and subsequent 70% rejection rate, what can industry do now given EFSA will not re-assess these claims via the 13.1 process, even if new or additional data is available? Well there are potentially 2 routes, firstly is article 13.5 for newly developed scientific data (submitted via the procedures under art 15-18), or secondly via Article 13.4 for claims which meet generally accepted scientific evidence. Article 13.4 of the health claims directive (1924/2006) should be adopted in accordance with article 24(2) relating...

EFSA and the Food Safety Commission (FSC) of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the collection and sharing of data required for the assessment of current and emerging risks. As crops, animals and food products are transported around the globe, so can the risks associated with the food chain. Ensuring access to a larger pool of international data is one of the priorities of EFSA’s international strategy. The Food Safety Commission of Japan, like EFSA, is responsible for the assessment of risks associated with the food chain and gives independent scientific advice to risk managers...