Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks
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The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (abbreviated SCENIHR) is one of the independent scientific committees managed by the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection of the European Commission
, which provide scientific advice to the Commission on issues related to consumer products.
of risks to consumer safety or public health
not covered by other risk assessment bodies.
Examples of areas of activity include new technologies (such as nanotechnologies), medical devices, antimicrobial resistance, physical risks (such as noise and electromagnetic fields), and methodologies of risk assessment
.
For questions concerning the safety of food products, the European Commission
consults the European Food Safety Authority
(EFSA).
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, which provide scientific advice to the Commission on issues related to consumer products.
Activities
The SCENIHR provides scientific opinions on questions concerning emerging or newly identified risks on non-food products, as well as on broad, complex or multidisciplinary issues requiring a comprehensive assessmentRisk assessment
Risk assessment is a step in a risk management procedure. Risk assessment is the determination of quantitative or qualitative value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat...
of risks to consumer safety or public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
not covered by other risk assessment bodies.
Examples of areas of activity include new technologies (such as nanotechnologies), medical devices, antimicrobial resistance, physical risks (such as noise and electromagnetic fields), and methodologies of risk assessment
Risk assessment
Risk assessment is a step in a risk management procedure. Risk assessment is the determination of quantitative or qualitative value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat...
.
Procedures
SCENIHR's scientific advisory procedures are based on the principles of scientific excellence, independence and transparency.See also
The Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection also manages two other independent Scientific Committees on non-food products:- The Scientific Committee on Consumer ProductsScientific Committee on Consumer ProductsThe Scientific Committee on Consumer Products is one of the independent scientific committees managed by the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection of the European Commission, which provide scientific advice to the Commission on issues related to non-food issues.- Activities :The...
(SCCP) - The Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental RisksScientific Committee on Health and Environmental RisksThe Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks is one of the independent scientific committees managed by the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection of the European Commission, which provide scientific advice to the Commission on issues related to consumer products.-...
(SCHER)
For questions concerning the safety of food products, the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
consults the European Food Safety Authority
European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority is an agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and communication on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain, created by European Regulation 178/2002....
(EFSA).
External links
- The website of SCENIHR
- The Scientific Committees of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection