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Advancing human health risk assessment

Advancing human health risk assessment


Title: Advancing human health risk assessment
Author: Lanzoni, Anna
Castoldi, Anna F
Kass, George EN
Terron, Andrea
De Seze, Guilhem
Bal‐Price, Anna
Bois, Frédéric Y
Delclos, K Barry
Doerge, Daniel R
Fritsche, Ellen
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Date: 2019-07-08
Language: English
Scope: e170712
University/Institute: Háskóli Íslands
University of Iceland
School: Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ)
School of Health Sciences (UI)
Department: Matvæla- og næringarfræðideild (HÍ)
Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition (UI)
Series: EFSA Journal;17(S1)
ISSN: 1831-4732
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.e170712
Subject: Alternative methods; Epidemiology; Exposure; Food safety; Mechanistic studies; Risk assessment; Matvælaöryggi; Áhættugreining; Faraldsfræði
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1685

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Lanzoni A, Castoldi AF, Kass GEN, Terron A, De Seze G, Bal-Price A, Bois FY, Delclos KB, Doerge DR, Fritsche E, Halldorsson T, Kolossa-Gehring M, Hougaard Bennekou S, Koning F, Lampen A, Leist M , Mantus E, Rousselle C, Siegrist M, Steinberg P, Tritscher A, Van de Water B, Vineis P, Walker N, Wallace H, Whelan M and Younes M, 2019. Advancing human health risk assessment. EFSA Journal 2019;17(S1):e170712, 21 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.e170712

Abstract:

The current/traditional human health risk assessment paradigm is challenged by recent scientific and technical advances, and ethical demands. The current approach is considered too resource intensive, is not always reliable, can raise issues of reproducibility, is mostly animal based and does not necessarily provide an understanding of the underlying mechanisms of toxicity. From an ethical and scientific viewpoint, a paradigm shift is required to deliver testing strategies that enable reliable, animal-free hazard and risk assessments, which are based on a mechanistic understanding of chemical toxicity and make use of exposure science and epidemiological data. This shift will require a new philosophy, new data, multidisciplinary expertise and more flexible regulations. Re-engineering of available data is also deemed necessary as data should be accessible, readable, interpretable and usable. Dedicated training to build the capacity in terms of expertise is necessary, together with practical resources allocated to education. The dialogue between risk assessors, risk managers, academia and stakeholders should be promoted further to understand scientific and societal needs. Genuine interest in taking risk assessment forward should drive the change and should be supported by flexible funding. This publication builds upon presentations made and discussions held during the break-out session ‘Advancing risk assessment science – Human health’ at EFSA's third Scientific Conference ‘Science, Food and Society’ (Parma, Italy, 18–21 September 2018).

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