Saúde na UE

Apesar de uma nova fusão e de novos membros, o papel dos comités científicos continua a ser o mesmo

Xavier Prats Monné, Diretor-Geral da DG Saúde e Segurança dos Alimentos, Comissão Europeia

Entrou em funções no final de abril uma nova geração de membros dos comités científicos independentes da Comissão Europeia. Tive o prazer de estar presente nessa ocasião e de dar as boas-vindas aos peritos que nos próximos cinco anos irão ajudar a Comissão a tomar decisões políticas fundamentadas no domínio da saúde, do ambiente e da segurança dos consumidores. Numa altura em que a tomada de decisões cientificamente fundamentadas é muitas vezes comprometida, nunca é demais sublinhar a importância do papel dos peritos que compõem os comités: o seu trabalho e investigação minuciosa, assegurando que as conclusões s [...]

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Opinions adopted 

The most recent opinions adopted are the following 

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER SAFETY (SCCS) 

Revision of the Opinion on HC Red No. 18 (B124) SCCS/1569/15 - 15 December 2015 - revision of 16 March 2016  »

Revision of the Opinion on HC Yellow No. 16 (B123) - Submission I SCCS/1568/15 - 15 December 2015 - revision of 16 March 2016  »

Revision of the Opinion on Basic Blue 124 (3-Amino-7-(dimethylamino)-2-methoxyphenoxazin-5-ium chloride) SCCS/1542/14 - 25 June 2015 - revision of 16 March 2016  »

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS (SCHER) 

Final Opinion on estimates of the amount of toy materials ingested by children  »

Final Opinion on potential risks to human health and the environment from the use of calcium cyanamide as fertiliser  »

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON EMERGING AND NEWLY IDENTIFIED HEALTH RISKS (SCENIHR) 

Final Opinion on additives used in tobacco products  »

Preliminary Opinion on biological effects of ultraviolet radiation relevant to health with particular reference to sunbeds for cosmetic purposes  »

 All opinions

Ongoing work 

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER SAFETY (SCCS) 

Request for a scientific Opinion on HC Orange No. 6 (B125) - Submission I  »

Opinion on Vitamin A (Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate). Being finalised. Deadline for comments was 21 June 2016.  »

Opinion on preservative EcoG+. Being finalised. Deadline for comments was 21 June 2016.  »

Opinion on Tetrabromophenol Blue (C183). Being finalised. Deadline for comments was 9 June 2016.  »

Opinion on N,N'-Bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-nitro-p-phenylenediamine (B34). Being finalised. Deadline for comments was 9 June 2016.  »

Opinion on Phenoxyethanol. Being finalised. Deadline for comments was 31 May 2016.  »

Opinion on Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (cyclopentasiloxane, D5 in cosmetic products). Being finalised.  »

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND EMERGING RISKS (SCHEER) 

Request for a call for data and a literature review on the safety of PIP breast implants and on a possible association between breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma  »

Request for an update to the scientific Opinion on the need for non-human primates in biomedical research, production and testing of products and devices  »

Request for a scientific Opinion on the potential risks to human health of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)  »

 All mandates

Events 

Launch Event: Inaugural meeting of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) and the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER), 28 and 29 April 2016.  »

Public Hearing on the SCENIHR Opinion 'Biological effects of ultraviolet radiation relevant to health with particular reference to sunbeds for cosmetic purposes', 12 April 2016  »

 All events

Meetings 

SCCS and SCHEER Joint Plenary Meeting, 28 April 2016  »

Read the agenda and the minutes of the meetings for the 2013-2016 term.

SCHEER – Plenary Meeting of the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks  »

1st Plenary meeting, Luxembourg, 29 April 2016. Read the minutes of the new Scientific Committee's Plenary Meetings.

SCCS - Plenary Meetings of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety  »

The 1st Plenary meeting of the new term took place on 29 April 2016 in Luxembourg. Read the minutes and the agenda for the 2016-2021 term.

SCCS - 13th Plenary meeting, Luxembourg, 16 March 2016  »

Read the minutes and agenda of all SCCS plenary meetings 2013 – 2016.

SCHER - Plenary Meeting of the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks  »

The 15th and final Plenary meeting of the SCHER took place on 22 March 2016. Read the agenda and minutes of the meetings for the 2013-1016 term.

SCENIHR - Plenary Meeting of the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks  »

The 14th and final Plenary meeting of the SCHER took place on 16 February 2016. Find the agenda and minutes on the index for the 2013-2016 term.

eNews 

Kick-off meeting of the Commission's new Scientific Committees  »

SCHER final Opinion on potential risks to human health and the environment from the use of calcium cyanamide as fertiliser  »

Final Opinion on estimates of the amount of toy materials ingested by children  »

Scientific committees: new members appointed  »

Public Hearing on the SCENIHR Opinion 'Biological effects of ultraviolet radiation relevant to health with particular reference to sunbeds for cosmetic purposes'  »

SCENIHR final Opinion on Additives used in tobacco products  »

Publications 

Science factsheet on the safety of hair dyes (also available in French, German and Spanish)  »

Science factsheet on additives in tobacco products (also available in French, German and Spanish)  »

All easy-to-read factsheets and summaries of the Scientific Committees' Opinions are available on the Scientific Committees website  »

Read articles on the Scientific Committees’ Opinions published in medical and scientific journals  »

New leaflet explaining the new Scientific Committees  »

Compilation CD with an overview of all 2015 Opinions  »

This CD contains the Opinions and memoranda of the Scientific Committees on Consumer Safety (SCCS), on Health and Environmental risks (SCHER) and on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) that were adopted in 2015.

Public consultations and calls 

Call for experts for a working group on the potential risks to human health of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).  »

Open through 31 July 2016.

Call for experts for a working group on non-human primates testing  »

Open through 3 July 2016.

Call for information for a scientific Opinion on the need for non-human primates in biomedical research, production and testing of products and devices  »

Open through 3 July 2016.

Call for information on the safety of PIP silicone breast implants  »

Open through 4 September 2016.

Call for information on possible association between breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma  »

Open through 4 September 2016.