Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2018/0088(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (debate) EL
Amendments (2)
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To this effect, it is necessary to establish general objectives and principles of risk communication, taking into account the respective roles of risk assessors and managers at both Union and national level.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Authorisations procedures are based on the principle that it is for the applicant to prove that the subject matter of an authorisation procedure complies with Union safety requirements given the scientific knowledge in its possession. This principle is based on the premise that public health is better protected when the burden of proof is on the applicant since it has to prove that a particular subject matter is safe prior to its placing on the market, instead of the public authorities having to prove that a subject matter is unsafe in order to be able to ban it from the market. Moreover, public money should not be used to commission costly studies that will in the end help the industry to place a product on the market. According to this principle and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, in support of applications for an authorisation under Union sectoral food law applicants are required to submit relevant studies, including tests, to demonstrate the safety and in some cases the efficacy of a subject matter. At this point it should be stressed that the Authority is required to establish strict criteria for the assessment of products imported from third countries where health checks on the safety of product ingredients are not always reliable.