EFSA Pest Datasheets: Anoplophora Chinensis and EU Priority Pests

28 datasheets and pest reports were produced by the European Food Safety Authority under a European Commission mandate. The dataset supports the ranking of quarantine pests qualifying as priority pests under EU plant health regulations. It includes a methodology report and detailed information for each candidate pest.

Use Cases

• Ranking quarantine pests based on risk criteria defined in EU Regulation 2016/2031
• Informing plant protection measures using detailed pest biology and impact data
• Supporting expert knowledge elicitation (EKE) processes in agricultural biosecurity
• Methodological validation for pest risk assessment frameworks

Strengths

• Contains 28 distinct pest datasheets, providing detailed coverage of candidate species
• Produced under an official European Commission mandate (M-2017-0056), ensuring authoritative origin
• Includes supporting pest reports and a methodology report with a DOI, enhancing documentation

Limitations

• Column names and data structure are not described in the available metadata
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and last update dates are unknown across all sources
• The dataset's primary format and accessibility details are unspecified

Provenance

Source

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Collection Method

Produced under technical assistance mandate M-2017-0056 from the European Commission, involving expert knowledge elicitation and review.

Geography

European Union