Ministry of Health – Auditorium Biagio D’AlbaRome, 21 September 2012

Prof. Ferdinando RomanoPresident, CNSA

EFSA, TEN YEARS OF RISK ASSESSMENTAND RISK COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES

New risk assessment methodologies, risk communication and cooperation with Member States

Ministero della SaluteDirezione generale per l’igiene e

la sicurezza degli alimenti e la nutrizione

FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE (CNSA)

…DECREE 26 July 2007

according to the Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council about risk assessment of the food chain

Article 2Food Safety National Committee

1. The Food Safety National Committee is a technical-advisory body for the topics reported on the REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002:

a) it acts in close collaboration with EFSA, according to the article 22, section 7, of the REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002;

b) it takes part in the EFSA Advisory Forum with its own representative according to the article 27, section 7, of the REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002.

FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE - FUNCTIONS

REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 28 January2002

laying down the general principles and requirements of food law,establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety

Article 22Mission of the Authority

7. The Authority shall carry out its tasks in conditions which enable it to serve as a point of reference by virtue of its independence, the scientific and technical quality of the opinions it issues and the information it disseminates, the transparencyof its procedures and methods of operation, and its diligence in performing the tasks assigned to it.

It shall act in close cooperation with the competent bodies in the Member Statescarrying out similar tasks to these of the Authority

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EFSA - MISSION

REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 28 January2002

laying down the general principles and requirements of food law,establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety

Article 27Advisory Forum

1. The Advisory Forum shall be composed of representatives from competent bodies in the Member States which undertake tasks similar to those of the Authority, on thebasis of one representative designated by each Member State. Representatives may be replaced by alternates, appointed at the same time.

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EFSA – ADVISORY FORUM

Department of Veterinary Public Health, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection

Directorate General of Collegial Bodies for Health Protection

The Directorate General of Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, identified as the competent Italian authority for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), performs functions related to the following:

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• physical, chemical and biological risk assessment in food safety

• Supports the Food Safety National Committee activities• ensures a link with the regions also in relation to planning

risk assessment activities and the operation of the Forum of consumer and producer associations

MINISTRY OF HEALTH - ORGANIZATION

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Food Safety National Committee

Strategic Advisory Committee

FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE - TASKS

2. It provides scientific and technical support on food safety to the Administrations working on risk management in foodsafety3. It provides scientific opinions at the request of the Strategic Advisory Committee, of the Central State Administrations and of the Regions

…DECREE 26 July 2007according to the Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council about risk

assessment of the food chain

Article 2Food Safety National Committee

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FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE– COMPOSITION

4. … is composed of 18 members with specific expertise in the following topics:

a) food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food;b) additives and products or substances used in animal feed;c) plant health, plant protection products and their residues;d) genetically modified organisms;e) dietetic products, nutrition and allergies;f) biological hazards;g) contaminants in the food chain;h) animal health and welfare.

…DECREE 26 July 2007according to the Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council about risk

assessment of the food chain

Article 2Food Safety National Committee

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FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE – COMPOSITION

8. The Committee may appoint further independent scientific experts on specific issues under evaluation, through setting ad hoc workgroups.

…DECREE 26 July 2007Organization of the functions according to the Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and

of the Council about risk assessment of the food chain

Article 2Food Safety National Committee

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FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE – CONFLICT OF INTEREST

9. For the members of the Committee it is mandatory to deliver scientific advice in the public interest independently of any external influence.For this purpose, they have to declare any conflicts of interestthat may be considered prejudicial to their independence.

…DECREE 26 July 2007Organization of the functions according to the Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and

of the Council about risk assessment of the food chain

Article 2Food Safety National Committee

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1. The Strategic Advisory Committee performes the following tasks within the risk assessment of the food chain:a) it defines the programme of activities on a pluriannual basis;b) it defines the priorities for the actionsc) It defines the communication policy

2. In order to comply with the above, the Committee takes into account also the problems rised by the Forum of the Consumers and Producers Associations

STRATEGIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE - TASKS

…DECREE 26 July 2007Organization of the functions according to the Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and

of the Council about risk assessment of the food chain

Article 3Strategic Advisory Committee

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STRATEGIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE – COMPOSITION

1. … is composed of:a) the Minister of Health, or her/his delegate, as Presidentb) the Minister of Agricolture, Food and Forestry Policies or her/his delegatec) the Coordinator of the Regional Assessors responsible for Healthd) the Coordinator of the Regional Assessors responsible for Agricolturee) the Head of the Department of Veterinary Public Health, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health,

Ministry of Health f) the Head of the Department of Development Policies, Ministry of Agricolture, Food and Forestry Policiesg) the Director of the National Secretariat for Risk Assessment of the Food Chain h) three technical representatives of the Regions, appointed by the Assembly of the Regionsi) the President of the National Health Institutej) the President of the National Institute for Research on Food and Nutrition k) the President of the Food Safety National Committee l) one member of the Food Safety National Committee, appointed by by the Minister of Health and the

Minister of Agricolture, Food and Forestry Policiesm) one representative of the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institutes, appointed by the Minister of Health.

…DECREE 26 July 2007Organization of the functions according to the Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and

of the Council about risk assessment of the food chain

Article 3Strategic Advisory Committee

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FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE – MEMBERS

Start on 15 September 2011

PROF. FERDINANDO ROMANODr. LEONELLO ATTIASProf. LUCIANA AVIGLIANOProf. BARTOLOMEO BIOLATTIProf. GAETANO CREPALDIProf. MARIA LUISA CORTESIDr. AMLETO D’AMICISProf ADRIANA IANIERIDr. ALBERTO MANTOVANI

Prof. AUGUSTO PANA’Prof. GIAMPAOLO PECCOLOProf. GIANFRANCO PIVAProf. GIORGIO POLIDr. ANTONIA RICCIProf. GIORGIO RONDINIProf. GIUSEPPE ROTILIOProf. MARCELLO TICCAProf. GIAN VINCENZO ZUCCOTTI(independent scientific experts)

COMITATO NAZIONALE SICUREZZA ALIMENTARE – INTERNAL REGULATION

Internal Regulation

Article 7(Procedures for the release of Scientific Opinions)

Methodology

define the questionstudy objectives information sources available data descriptionevaluation of data qualityselection of the eligible datadata analysisInterpretation of the resultsScientific opinion

FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE – DOCUMENTS

Scientific opinion on Energy drinks

Scientific opinion on Food allergies and consumer safety

Scientific opinion on Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in sheep and goats

Scientific opinion on Modernization of swine meat inspection

Energy drinks – issues related to safety and accurate information to consumers

“Considerando la mole dei dati disponibili e i limiti dell’attuale legislazione, è necessario intervenire, in particolar modo rivolgendosi in maniera diretta, comprensibile e specifica al giovane consumatore. E’ pertanto fondamentale poter garantire l’ampia diffusione e l’accesso ad informazioni dettagliate e chiare relativamente all’esistenza, alla tipologia e alla potenziale severità degli effetti negativi del consumo associato di EDs ed alcol. E’ inoltre necessario contrastare, con opportuni strumenti normativi, l’eventuale diffusione anche in Italia di EDs alcolici acquistabili anche online, in particolare nelle fasce di popolazione più deboli, come nel caso degli adolescenti.”

FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE – ENERGY DRINKS

Risk of exposure to PrPSC in the case of adopting derogations from Reg. (CE) 727/2007

Risk of disease related to consumption of sheep and goat meat coming from farms with cases of TSE

…RITIENE che, in applicazione delle deroghe previste dal regolamento CE

727/2007, il rischio di esposizione del consumatore a seguito dell’assunzione di carni provenienti da animali sensibili alla malattia o da focolai di encefalopatia spongiforme trasmissibile (EST ) possa definirsi accettabile; in mancanza di evidenza scientifica che dimostri la trasmissione di EST all’uomo il rischio di contrarre la malattia è da considerarsi trascurabile e quindi accettabile;

AUSPICA un incremento dei piani di selezione genetica di animali resistenti già

previsti dall’attuale normativa;

FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE – TSE

Modernization of swine meat inspection(EFSA Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine) n. 2351 adopted on 31 August 2011

…RITIENE che allo stato attuale, in considerazione delle diverse tipologie di allevamento e macellazione del suino in Italia e della difficoltà di estrapolazione ed aggregazione dei dati raccolti dall’attuale sistema e relativi esiti dell’ispezione ante e post-mortem, non risulti possibile escludere che l’eventuale modifica della normativa comunitaria sull’ispezione delle carni suine aumenti i rischi per il consumatore;

AUSPICA la realizzazione di progetti pilota da parte della Direzione generale per l’igiene, la sicurezza alimentare e la nutrizione e della Direzione generale della sanità animale e dei farmaci veterinari, volti ad acquisire, relativamente ai due modelli produttivi, i dati necessari per motivare ed orientare la posizione dell’Italia;

FOOD SAFETY NATIONAL COMMITTEE – MEAT INSPECTION

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION …