Christodoulou Maria, Bradley Dylan, Russ Annemarie, Nganga John, Bracken John, Harrington Rory, Nemess Johanna, Eisinger Judith
EFSA J. 2021 Apr 29;19(4):e190401. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.e190401. eCollection 2021 Apr.
The mapping of the EU coordination and cooperation mechanisms of risk communication in the field of food safety (i.e. encompassing all matters pertaining to the feed and food chain) was conducted for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), following a mandate by the European Commission, to inform the General Plan for Risk Communication that the Commission will set out. This study focuses on communication activities in 'peacetime' situations (i.e. non-crisis) on the published outputs of risk assessment and risk management. This is a specific part of the risk communication process defined in the General Food Law. Data were collected through an online survey of competent authority organisations involved in risk communication at national and regional levels in the EU-27 Member States and Norway; and interviews with selected organisations at Member State, EU and international levels. Based on these data, this report provides an overview of the current information flow of risk communication, in terms of whether and how organisations at all levels receive, produce, and disseminate risk communication material. The existing flows in each country are described and mapped in flow charts. Flows are also presented for each of the EU/international organisations involved in risk communication on food safety. A number of relevant networks are identified that actively engage in sharing/exchanges of risk communication material on food safety, including networks managed by EFSA. This project also highlighted certain challenges in current risk communication systems, and recommendations are made to address them. At national level, these are: an increase in resources dedicated to coordinating communication on EU food safety issues, to improve capacity to undertake this task; strengthen the cooperation and coordination between authorities involved in risk communication activities to ensure a more proactive approach. In addition, recommendations are provided to enhance further collaboration of communication activities at all levels (between Member States and with EFSA; between EU Agencies), so that the coordination of risk communication at EU level follows a partnership approach.
应欧盟委员会的要求，为欧洲食品安全局（EFSA）开展了食品安全领域（即涵盖与饲料和食品链相关的所有事项）欧盟风险沟通协调与合作机制的映射工作，以告知委员会将制定的风险沟通总体计划。本研究聚焦于“和平时期”（即非危机时期）关于风险评估和风险管理已发布成果的沟通活动。这是《通用食品法》所定义的风险沟通流程的一个特定部分。通过对欧盟27个成员国和挪威参与国家及地区层面风险沟通的主管部门组织进行在线调查，并对成员国、欧盟及国际层面的选定组织进行访谈来收集数据。基于这些数据，本报告概述了当前风险沟通的信息流，涉及各级组织是否以及如何接收、制作和传播风险沟通材料。每个国家的现有流程在流程图中进行了描述和映射。还展示了参与食品安全风险沟通的每个欧盟/国际组织的流程。确定了一些积极参与食品安全风险沟通材料共享/交流的相关网络，包括由欧洲食品安全局管理的网络。该项目还突出了当前风险沟通系统中的某些挑战，并提出了应对建议。在国家层面，这些建议包括：增加用于协调欧盟食品安全问题沟通的资源，以提高承担此项任务的能力；加强参与风险沟通活动的各部门之间的合作与协调，以确保采取更积极主动的方法。此外，还提供了建议，以进一步加强各级沟通活动之间的合作（成员国之间以及与欧洲食品安全局之间；欧盟各机构之间），以便欧盟层面的风险沟通协调采用伙伴关系方式。
