Xanthomonas Citri Pest Report and Datasheet for EU Priority Pest Ranking

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) produced a pest report and datasheet for Xanthomonas citri. The files are part of a larger set of 28 datasheets and pest reports created under a European Commission mandate to support the ranking of candidate priority quarantine pests. EFSA acknowledges contributions from several experts in plant pathology and pest risk assessment.

Use Cases

• Ranking quarantine pests based on the criteria and methodology described in the EFSA report.
• Assessing the risk profile of Xanthomonas citri using structured datasheet information.
• Supporting regulatory decisions on plant protective measures under EU Regulation 2016/2031.
• Comparing pest characteristics across the 28 candidate pests evaluated in the mandate.

Strengths

• Produced by the authoritative European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
• Part of a structured set of 28 datasheets and pest reports for consistent cross-pest analysis.
• Created under a formal European Commission mandate (M-2017-0056), ensuring a defined purpose and scope.

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 European Commission mandate M-2017-0056, involving expert knowledge elicitation and review.

Geography

European Union