EFSA Pest Datasheets: 28 Candidate Priority Quarantine Pests

Twenty-eight pest datasheets and supporting reports were produced by the European Food Safety Authority under Commission mandate M-2017-0056. The dataset supports the technical assistance request for ranking quarantine pests qualifying as priority pests under EU plant health regulation. It includes a methodology report and detailed information sheets for each candidate pest.

Use Cases

• Risk ranking of quarantine pests based on structured datasheet criteria.
• Comparative analysis of pest biology and potential impact across 28 species.
• Informing EU plant health protective measures and priority pest lists.
• Methodological review of expert knowledge elicitation processes for pest assessment.

Strengths

• Contains 28 distinct pest datasheets, providing structured information for each candidate.
• Produced under an official EU Commission mandate (M-2017-0056) by the authoritative EFSA.
• Includes a supporting methodology report with a DOI, enhancing reproducibility.

Limitations

• Column names and data structure are not specified in the available metadata.
• Exact row counts, file sizes, and last update dates are unknown.
• The dataset's primary format and accessibility details are unclear.

Provenance

Source

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Collection Method

Produced under technical assistance mandate, involving expert knowledge elicitation and review.

Geography

European Union (focus on quarantine pests relevant to EU regulation)