A note on EFSA’s ongoing efforts to increase transparency of uncertainty in scientific opinions

Sahlin, Ullrika (author): Lund University,Lunds universitet,Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC),Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten,Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC),Faculty of Science

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2017-04-13
2017
English.
In: Journal of Risk Research. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1366-9877 .- 1466-4461. ; , s. 1-8

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This is a comment on Lofstedt and Bouder’s paper, which explores the prospects of evidence based uncertainty analysis in Europe, focusing on the ongoing development on uncertainty analysis at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). We very much welcome a discussion on the need to develop better treatment and communication of uncertainty in risk analysis, as we believe that such discussion is long overdue. Lofstedt and Bouder raise many relevant points, in particular the call for evidence based uncertainty analysis. However, there is need to distinguish different types of communication in the discussion and facilitate – not diminish – the description and communication of uncertainty between risk assessors and decision-makers. We find that EFSA has taken steps toward a novel approach to guide their scientific experts and risk assessors in uncertainty analysis based on a modern and scientific view on uncertainty.

This is a comment on Lofstedt and Bouder?s paper, which explores the prospects of evidence based uncertainty analysis in Europe, focusing on the ongoing development on uncertainty analysis at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). We very much welcome a discussion on the need to develop better treatment and communication of uncertainty in risk analysis, as we believe that such discussion is long overdue. Lofstedt and Bouder raise many relevant points, in particular the call for evidence based uncertainty analysis. However, there is need to distinguish different types of communication in the discussion and facilitate ? not diminish ? the description and communication of uncertainty between risk assessors and decision-makers. We find that EFSA has taken steps toward a novel approach to guide their scientific experts and risk assessors in uncertainty analysis based on a modern and scientific view on uncertainty.

NATURVETENSKAP -- Matematik -- Sannolikhetsteori och statistik (hsv//swe)
NATURAL SCIENCES -- Mathematics -- Probability Theory and Statistics (hsv//eng)
NATURVETENSKAP -- Annan naturvetenskap -- Övrig annan naturvetenskap (hsv//swe)
NATURAL SCIENCES -- Other Natural Sciences -- Other Natural Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)
HUMANIORA -- Filosofi, etik och religion -- Filosofi (hsv//swe)
HUMANITIES -- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion -- Philosophy (hsv//eng)

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