Final report: Testing a procedure for the identification of emerging chemical risks in the food chain. External Scientific Report. OC/EFSA/SCER/2014/03

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EFSA Supporting PublicationsVolume 13, Issue 6 1050E External scientific reportOpen Access Final report: Testing a procedure for the identification of emerging chemical risks in the food chain. External Scientific Report. OC/EFSA/SCER/2014/03 Annette Bitsch, Annette Bitsch Fraunhofer ITEMSearch for more papers by this authorMarie-Léonie Bohlen, Marie-Léonie Bohlen FoBiGSearch for more papers by this authorSylvia Escher, Sylvia Escher Fraunhofer ITEMSearch for more papers by this authorOliver Licht, Oliver Licht Fraunhofer ITEMSearch for more papers by this authorJan Oltmanns, Jan Oltmanns FoBiGSearch for more papers by this authorKlaus Schneider, Klaus Schneider FoBiGSearch for more papers by this authorAxel Wibbertmann, Axel Wibbertmann Fraunhofer ITEMSearch for more papers by this author Annette Bitsch, Annette Bitsch Fraunhofer ITEMSearch for more papers by this authorMarie-Léonie Bohlen, Marie-Léonie Bohlen FoBiGSearch for more papers by this authorSylvia Escher, Sylvia Escher Fraunhofer ITEMSearch for more papers by this authorOliver Licht, Oliver Licht Fraunhofer ITEMSearch for more papers by this authorJan Oltmanns, Jan Oltmanns FoBiGSearch for more papers by this authorKlaus Schneider, Klaus Schneider FoBiGSearch for more papers by this authorAxel Wibbertmann, Axel Wibbertmann Fraunhofer ITEMSearch for more papers by this author First published: 17 June 2016 https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2016.EN-1050Citations: 4 The present document has been produced and adopted by the bodies identified above as author(s). This task has been carried out exclusively by the author(s) in the context of a contract between the European Food Safety Authority and the author(s), awarded following a tender procedure. The present document is published complying with the transparency principle to which the Authority is subject. It may not be considered as an output adopted by the Authority. The European Food Safety Authority reserves its rights, view and position as regards the issues addressed and the conclusions reached in the present document, without prejudice to the rights of the authors. 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