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PROGRESS REPORT

Management Board

23 January 2007

Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle

Mandate for epidemiological analysis 2 components: Regular update; continued through 21 December and

resumed 8 January Global epidemiological analysis: 15 January timeline

for completing data acquisition and exchange To ensure adequate financial support EFSA launched

tender that was finalised end December 2006 with 4 national research institutes in BE, DE, FR and NL.

SCIENCE

Blue Tongue

Meeting January 2007:

Meeting held with network for EU food consumption database managers to complete EFSA’s database on food consumption

Started 2 new ad-hoc WG’s

- to provide advise on system for internal and external review of the quality of EFSA’s work

- responsiveness to urgent issues

EFSA launched a public consultation in order to seek public comments on the use of Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) as a safety assessment tool for microorganisms added to food and feed.

Scientific Committee

AHAW; Opinions adopted on rabies and brucellosis;

CONTAM; 8 WG meetings on aflatoxins in food, PFOS, marine biotoxins, carry-over of coccidiostats in non-target animal feed; undesirable substances in animal feed subsections natural plant products and POP’s

FEEDAP; FEEDAP participated in the 19 December WG of the Standing Committee aiming at establishing new guidelines for the assessment of additives for use in animal nutrition on Commission’s invitation

NDA; two WG meetings held, one on population reference intakes and another one on claims. NDA received four new requests for scientific opinions, three of them concerning novel food applications and one concerning allergies

PPR; 2 adoptions foreseen in January on the revision of Annexes II and III of the Directive 91/414, sections Toxicology and Fate

Risk assessment

Visit to Berlin 18/19 January Visit of BEUC EFSA received a delegation from the

Japanese Food Safety Commission Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety opening

External Relations

Communications

Media relations (four press releases in December/January)

• Publication of 2nd Community report on Zoonoses and

press release Dec 14 attracted strong media and

public attention

– 25,649 downloads of report, 821 downloads of PR to date

Supplier for redesign of EFSA logo selected

Web redesign continues

Bluetongue bulletin updated online

Total staff number end Q4: 229

- 55,80% Science Number of staff recruited Q4: 27 Number of nationalities: 19 Female 153 (66.81%) Male 76 (33.19%)

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