Brussels, 27/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - Are the new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) rules on conflicts of interest mere window dressing? NGOs fear as much. In the view of Corporate Europe Observatory, Earth Open Source and Pesticide Action Network, the composition of EFSA's new expert panels, made public on Monday 25 June, raises questions about the effectiveness of the said rules.
According to the NGOs, analysis of the declarations of interest (DOIs) by four of the eight new expert...