New EFSA Release: Guidance on the Use of Read‐across for Chemical Safety Assessment in Food and Feed

1 August 2025

The European Food Safety Authority’s Scientific Committee has published a detailed framework for implementing the read-across approach, a method that uses data from similar chemicals to predict the toxicity of substances for which full datasets are lacking.

The guidance presents a step-by-step workflow and was developed through public consultation and extensive stakeholder input, ensuring alignment with current scientific standards and practices across regulatory bodies such as ECHA and the OECD.