EFSA J. 2010 Oct 29;8(10):1888. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1888. eCollection 2010 Oct.
According to EFSA's Founding Regulation, the Authority is required to in the field of food and feed safety. EFSA provides scientific advice to the risk manager, at both European and Member State level, for the identification of risks present in the food chain. In the area of currently unrecognised but potentially significant risks for public health, EFSA has set up a dedicated unit on emerging risks (EMRISK). Through the identification of drivers of emerging risks, EFSA also intends to anticipate future risks derived from changes in current food/feed production practices or factors impinging on food/feed production or changes in human exposure through food consumption. EFSA aims to establish a data monitoring capacity, data filtering methodology and networking structures to identify emerging risks and drivers of emerging risks in a timely fashion and to communicate these to the risk manager. To date, the first step of this process (data monitoring) is in place. The following steps, that is, filtering and communication, are being rapidly established. Whilst the current data sources monitored are limited, they have been sufficient to enable the elaboration of the procedures for the next steps in the emerging risks identification process. As more data sources become accessible, the process will become more effective. All processes should be in place by mid -2010 and reported on in EFSA's first annual report on emerging risks in 2011. By the end of the second year of operation (2012), the soundness and utility of this approach will be given an initial review.
根据欧洲食品安全局的成立条例，该机构需在食品和饲料安全领域开展工作。欧洲食品安全局为风险管理者提供科学建议，涉及欧洲和成员国层面，以识别食物链中存在的风险。在当前未被认识但对公众健康可能具有重大意义的风险领域，欧洲食品安全局设立了一个专门的新出现风险部门（EMRISK）。通过识别新出现风险的驱动因素，欧洲食品安全局还打算预测因当前食品/饲料生产方式变化、影响食品/饲料生产的因素或通过食品消费导致的人类接触变化而产生的未来风险。欧洲食品安全局旨在建立数据监测能力、数据筛选方法和网络结构，以便及时识别新出现的风险及其驱动因素，并将这些信息传达给风险管理者。迄今为止，这一过程的第一步（数据监测）已经到位。接下来的步骤，即筛选和沟通，正在迅速建立。虽然目前监测的数据来源有限，但已足以制定新出现风险识别过程后续步骤的程序。随着更多数据来源变得可用，该过程将变得更加有效。所有流程应在2010年年中到位，并在欧洲食品安全局2011年关于新出现风险的第一份年度报告中进行汇报。到运营的第二年年底（2012年），将对这种方法的合理性和实用性进行初步审查。
