Open AccessManual for reporting on zoonoses and zoonotic agents,within the framework of Directive 2003/99/ EC , and on some other pathogenic microbiological agents for information derived from the year 2020
Author(s) -
Amore Giusi,
Boelaert Frank,
Papanikolaou Alexandra,
Rizzi Valentina,
Stoicescu AncaVioleta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
efsa supporting publications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2397-8325
DOI - 10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.en-6440
Subject(s) - directive , european union , european commission , member states , business , food safety , commission , environmental health , environmental resource management , environmental planning , environmental protection , medicine , computer science , geography , environmental science , pathology , finance , economic policy , programming language
This reporting manual provides guidance to Member States (MSs) for reporting on zoonoses and zoonotic agents in animals, food and feed under the framework of Directive 2003/99/EC, Regulation (EU) 2017/625, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 and of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 and also on the reporting of other pathogenic microbiological agents or contaminants in food. The objective of this manual is to harmonise and streamline reporting by MSs to ensure that the data collected are relevant and comparable for analysis at the European Union (EU) level. This manual covers all the zoonoses and zoonotic agents included under the current data collection system run by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Detailed instructions are provided onthe reporting of data in tables and information in text forms. The instructions given relate to the description of the sampling and monitoring schemes applied by the MSs, as well as the monitoring results. Special reference is made to data elements which allow trend watching over time and the analysis of sources at the EU level. This manual is specifically aimed at guiding the reporting of information deriving from the year 2020.