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date:  04/07/2017

Video:

The European Commission's Scientific Committees
This video explains the work of the European Commission's Scientific Committees in a clear and easy to understand way, and shows how their work impacts EU legislation. The video is available with subtitles in five languages.


Science factsheets:

Will using non-human primates in biomedical research and testing soon be a thing of the past?

Ensuring the safety of personal care products
Also available in French, German and Spanish

UV-C-lamps: could something that kills bacteria and viruses also harm you?
Also available in French, German and Spanish

Go for the glow or ban the tan? Is it safe to use sunbeds?
Also available in French, German, Spanish and Italian


Web summaries:

The need for non-human primates in biomedical research, production and testing of products and devices (update 2017)

Health effects of sunbeds for cosmetic purposes


Infographics:

Infographic on the risk assessment activities of the Scientific Committees,
SCCS and SCHEER version.

Web Presentation on risk assessment activities of the EC's Scientific Committees
This web presentation was based on the infographics on the Scientific Committees' risk assessment activities to help non-experts better visualise and understand the risk assessment process.


To view all the factsheets and web summaries, click here


Compilation 2016 Opinions:

Scientific Committees 2016 Opinions
All the Opinions of the Scientific Committees are also available online.


Activity and Evaluation Report:

Activity Report of the Scientific Committees, term 2013-2016

Second intermediate evaluation of the functioning of the SANTE non-food Scientific Committees