EFSA Priority Pest Reports: Grapevine Flavescence Dorée

European Union data comprises 28 pest datasheets and supporting reports produced by the European Food Safety Authority under Commission mandate M-2017-0056. The dataset supports the ranking of quarantine pests qualifying as priority pests under Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective plant health measures. It includes a methodology report and detailed information for each candidate pest, such as Grapevine flavescence dorée.

Use Cases

• Ranking quarantine pests for EU regulatory priority based on datasheet criteria.
• Conducting pest risk assessments for specific crops like grapevines using detailed pest reports.
• Developing phytosanitary policy by referencing the standardized methodology report.
• Studying the geographic and biological factors of plant pests within a regulatory framework.

Strengths

• Contains 28 distinct pest datasheets, providing structured information for cross-pest comparison.
• Produced by the authoritative European Food Safety Authority under a formal EU Commission mandate.
• Includes 28 supporting pest reports that add depth to the information in the datasheets.

Limitations

• Key structural metadata like column names, row counts, and file formats are unknown.
• The dataset's last update date is unspecified, limiting assessment of its current relevance.
• The description is repeated verbatim across sources, suggesting sparse platform-specific documentation.

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