EFSA cross‐cutting guidance lifecycle

Abstract

This document describes the lifecycle of cross-cutting guidance documents in EFSA. Cross-cutting guidance documents deal with matters of a horizontal nature in fields that affect scientific areas covered by more than one Panel. The main objective of developing cross-cutting guidance documents is to harmonise food and feed safety risk assessment in EFSA. The document outlines the procedures for the identification of needs for cross-cutting guidance documents, their development, implementation, their review and revision.