Open AccessCommodity risk assessment of Nerium oleander plants from Turkey
Author(s) -
Bragard Claude,
DehnenSchmutz Katharina,
Di Serio Francesco,
Gonthier Paolo,
Jacques MarieAgnès,
Jaques Miret Josep Anton,
Justesen Annemarie Fejer,
MacLeod Alan,
Magnusson Christer Sven,
Milonas Panagiotis,
NavasCortes Juan A,
Parnell Stephen,
Reignault Philippe Lucien,
Thulke HansHermann,
Van der Werf Wopke,
Vicent Civera Antonio,
Yuen Jonathan,
Zappalà Lucia,
Chatzivassiliou Elisavet,
Debode Jane,
Manceau Charles,
Gardi Ciro,
MosbachSchulz Olaf,
Potting Roel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6569
Subject(s) - pest analysis , european commission , expert opinion , risk assessment , limiting , business , risk analysis (engineering) , microbiology and biotechnology , agricultural science , european union , engineering , computer science , biology , medicine , international trade , marketing , mechanical engineering , computer security , intensive care medicine
The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation EU /2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by bare rooted and potted plants of Nerium oleander that are imported from Turkey, taking into account the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by the Turkish NPPO . The relevance of any pest for this opinion was based on evidence following defined criteria. One species, the EU non‐regulated pest Phenacoccus solenopsis, fulfilled all relevant criteria and was selected for further evaluation. For this pest, the risk mitigation measures proposed in the technical dossier from Turkey were evaluated taking into account the possible limiting factors. For this pest, an expert judgement is given on the likelihood of pest freedom taking into consideration the risk mitigation measures acting on the pest, including uncertainties associated with the assessment. The Expert Knowledge Elicitation indicated, with 95% certainty, that between 9,719 and 10,000 plants per 10,000 would be free of P. solenopsis .