Questions on which the views of the Committee are sought

This is a paper for discussion. This does not represent the views of the Committee and should not be cited.

78.             The Committee is invited to consider this paper and in particular:

      i.         Are Members content with the proposed approach (outlined in paragraph 59) for this consideration?

     ii.         With respect to the search strategy:

a.       Does the Committee agree that the 2025 EFSA review is an appropriate starting point for the development of a search strategy?

b.    Does the Committee agree with the proposed modifications of the EFSA search strategy (see Table 2), namely the inclusion of additional search terms utilised by the NTP (covering: (a) neurotoxicity and (b) chemicals)?

c.     Does the Committee agree with the proposal to conduct retrospective searches, based on the additional search terms utilised by the NTP, to check for potential omissions from the EFSA search?

    iii.         Is there any other information the Committee would wish to see?

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