Nikolaus Kriz, Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) since September 2025, spoke to MEPs, on Wednesday 15 April, in support of the objectives of the European Commission’s proposal on pesticide authorisation procedures, which is part of the simplification package on food safety adopted last December (see EUROPE B13815A24).
Regulation 1107/2009 is clear, Mr Kriz told the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment: the majority of the work, namely the...