Key message:
The Scientific Committee for Food and Environment will risk categorize 33 plant pests, on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.
The categorization is part of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority's work on updating the plant health regulations.
The assignment includes both plant pests that do not exist in the EU area and plant pests that exist in the EU area, but which may do not exist in Norway today.
Assignment
For all 33 plant pests, VKM should describe:
- theidentity of the pest
- absenceor occurrence in Norway
- statusin Norwegian regulations
- potentialfor import, establishment and spread in Norway
- possibleconsequences for Norway
- availablemanagement options
- conclusionon risk categorization
The project group
The VKM project group currently consists of:
- Paal Krokene, VKM member of the plant health professional group
- Iben Margrethe Thomsen, VKM member of the plant health professional group
- Sandra Wright, VKM member of the plant health professional group
- Johan Stenberg,VKM member of the plant health professional group
- Mogens Nicolaisen, VKM member of the plant health professional group
- Christer Magnusson,VKM member of the plant health professional group
- Bjørn-Arild Hatteland, external expert, NIBIO
- Venche Talgø, external expert, NIBIO
- Daniel Flø, VKM secretariat, project manager
VKM´s panel of plant health is responsible for the work. It is scheduled to be completed March 15, 2021.
Contact
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment
Office:
Sandakerveien 24 C (entrance D11) 0473 Oslo
Webmaster: Tanya S. Kristiansen
Senior Editor: Ingrid M. Høie
