date:Apr 16, 2014
New working practices will increase the efficiency, clarity and consistency of the assessment of regulated product applications, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
During the evaluation of a regulated product application, EFSA may ask for additional information to complete its review. For the first time, the Authority has set out timelines that give applicants a clear idea of how long they have to provide this data. The requests are gathered under cross-cutting headings such as bio