Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety

Article 34U.K.Identification of emerging risks

1.The Authority shall establish monitoring procedures for systematically searching for, collecting, collating and analysing information and data with a view to the identification of emerging risks in the fields within its mission.

2.Where the Authority has information leading it to suspect an emerging serious risk, it shall request additional information from the Member States, other Community agencies and the Commission. The Member States, the Community agencies concerned and the Commission shall reply as a matter of urgency and forward any relevant information in their possession.

3.The Authority shall use all the information it receives in the performance of its mission to identify an emerging risk.

4.The Authority shall forward the evaluation and information collected on emerging risks to the European Parliament, the Commission and the Member States.