Outcome of the public consultation on the draft EFSA Scientific Committee Opinion on a systems‐based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees

Abstract

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from interested parties on the draft scientific opinion on a systems-based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees. This draft scientific opinion was prepared by the EFSA Scientific Committee, supported by a Working Group on the development of a holistic and integrated approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in bees. The draft opinion was endorsed by the EFSA Scientific Committee for public consultation on 11 November 2020. The written public consultation was open from 07 January 2021 until 04 March 2021. EFSA received comments from 17 different interested parties. EFSA and its Scientific Committee wish to thank all stakeholders for their contributions to this work. The present report contains the comments received and details how they have been considered for the finalisation of the opinion. The final opinion was adopted at the Scientific Committee Plenary meeting on 14 April 2021 and will be published in the EFSA Journal.