Details
- Publication date
- 20 December 2018
- Author
- Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER)
Description
Contact:SANTE-C2-SCHEERec [dot] europa [dot] eu (SANTE-C2-SCHEER[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
On request from: European Commission
Approved on: 20 December 2018
Content of the Opinion
According to the Commission Decision C(2015) 5383, the Scientific Committees shall draw the Commission's attention to specific or emerging problems which may pose a potential risk to consumer's safety, public health or the environment. The Scientific Committees review and evaluate relevant scientific data and assess potential risks. The SCHEER Committee provides opinions on questions concerning health, environmental and emerging risks.
The SCHEER statement on emerging health and environmental issues draws the Commission Services’ attention to 14 emerging issues in the non-food area that Committee members have identified as having a potential impact on human health and/or the environment in the future.
Keywords:
SCHEER, emerging issues, emerging risks, newly identified health risks, health, environment, impacts
Opinion to be cited as:
SCHEER (Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks) Statement on emerging health and environmental issues (2018), 20 December 2018.