The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) is calling for input) by Friday 5th July on use of Cat.1 Animal By-Product ash in fertilisers, considering prion risk (TSE/BSE) and other possible biological or chemical risk (see ESPP eNews n°87, EU EFSA Mandate M-2023-00166, EFSA-Q-2024-00278). If you are aware of data, publications or evidence relevant to the health or environmental safety or to agronomic value of ABP Cat. 1 ash, please submit to EFSA (with copy for information copy to ESPP) or send to ESPP and we will submit for you.
ESPP has submitted a number of reports and studies which we have collected to date, and also a specific and new analysis of prion (BSE/TSE) risk estimation for use of Cat.1 ash for fertiliser, prepared for ESPP by SAFOSO. A “final draft” of this analysis has been submitted to EFSA and can be consulted here. Your comments and additions to this document are invited to ESPP. We will submit to EFSA, in August, a finalised version taking into account additional information which you send us.
Input to EFSA MUST be made via the specific web portal Portalino, by Friday 5th July, and must refer to question number EFSA-Q-2024-00278. To do this, you must first contact EFSA by email and request opening of a Portalino account. Alternatively, send your input to ESPP and we will submit.
Draft SAFOSO risk study of Cat.1 ash, for ESPP – for comment and input by end July please here.