EFSA Publishes 'Stop-the-Clock' Timelines for Regulated Product Applications
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) today released new guidance that sets out indicative timelines the Authority will use when requesting information it needs to complete its evaluation when it performs risk assessments of regulated products such as food contact materials, GMOs or feed additives.
The guidance document provides deadlines for a range of requests for each regulated product area covered by EFSA. "When this happens, the clock on the regulatory timetable for the risk assessment is stopped until the new data is supplied," an EFSA statement explained. "This will ensure applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis in the most time-efficient way."