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Asymmetric evaluations of scientific evidence indicating harm compared to evidence indicating an absence of harm in regulatory appraisals

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By Patrick van Zwanenberg, Erik Millstone & Alice Livingston Ortolani Published in Environmental Sciences Europe volume 37, Article number: 138 (2025)Download: https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-025-01176-9 Abstract: This paper asks whether, when assessing the safety of regulated products, the standards of scrutiny and evaluation deployed by regulatory officials and scientific advisors differ for evidence indicating that a product might … Read more

Trans-disciplinary diagnosis for an in-depth reform of regulatory expertise in the field of environmental toxicology and security

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By: Joël Spiroux de Vendômois, Jean-Paul Bourdineaud, Arnaud Apoteker, Nicolas Defarge, Emilie Gaillard, Corinne Lepage, Jacques Testart & Christian Vélot Published in: Toxicological Research (2021) Abstract: Repeated health and environmental scandals, the loss of biodiversity and the recent burst of chronic diseases constantly remind us the inability of public authorities and risk assessment agencies to … Read more

Overview of genome editing applications using SDN-1 and SDN-2 in regard to EU regulatory issues

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Brochure by TestBiotech Authors: Katharina Kawall, Juliana Miyazaki, Andreas Bauer-Panskus, Christoph Then Overview of genome editing applications using SDN-1 and SDN-2 in regard to EU regulatory issues – New methods of genetic engineering (genome editing) and their potential impact on nature protection and the environment

Report – Gene-edited organisms in agriculture: risks and unexpected consequences

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In recent years, there has been much discussion of how gene editing techniques, such as CRISPR, can broaden the scope of genetic engineering in agriculture. However, it’s becoming clear that gene editing techniques are error prone. This new report from Friends of the Earth U.S., cowritten by ENSSER member Janet Cotter, compiles the growing evidence … Read more

Symposium on Science and Society “Integrety of Science under Attack”

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ENSSER and the European Environment Agency (EEA) are cooperating in convening the Seminar on Science and Socity ‘Integraty of Science under Attack’. This public seminar took place on April 15 and 16 at the EEA headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. ENSSER and EEA present current controversial cases of environmental and health risk assessments and policy decisions. … Read more