EFSA Pest Reports and Datasheets for 28 Candidate Priority Pests
by EFSA / European Food Safety Authority
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Description
Two files from the European Food Safety Authority support the ranking of quarantine pests under EU Regulation 2016/2031. The outputs include a methodology report, 28 datasheets, and 28 pest reports for candidate pests. EFSA acknowledges contributions from Antoon Loomans, Alan MacLeod, Lucia Zappalà, and reviewer Nikolaos Papadopoulos.
Use Cases
Ranking pest priority based on datasheet criteria defined by EFSA.
Supporting regulatory decisions on quarantine pest measures using structured pest reports.
Analyzing pest risk profiles for the 28 candidate species identified by the European Commission.
Strengths
Produced under a formal European Commission mandate (M-2017-0056).
Includes a structured set of 28 datasheets and 28 supporting pest reports.
Authored by the authoritative European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
Source
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Collection Method
Produced under technical assistance mandate M-2017-0056 from the European Commission.
Geography
European Union
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