Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks
The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) is one of three independent non-food committees managed by Directorate Health and Consumer Protection of the European Commission. It provides scientific advice to the Commission on issues related to - for example - new technologies, medical devices, physical risks, and methodologies of risk assessment. Community scientific advisory procedures are based on the principles of scientific excellence, independence and transparency.
