Advancing EFSA’s regulatory science: Updated research and innovation needs

The EFSA’s latest editorial on regulatory science offers an update on the research and innovation (R&I) needs, that can support EFSA’s mandate in the coming years. It outlines the key research areas essential for EFSA’s work, including omics technologies, gut microbiome, new approach methodologies (NAMs), allergenicity risk assessment, aggregate exposure assessment, and environmental risk assessment (ERA). The paper highlights the main emerging challenges and opportunities within these fields, while emphasising the importance of transdisciplinary research, considering the interconnections between human, animal, plant, and environmental health.
This editorial is a valuable resource for stakeholders, research agenda setters, and funders—both public and private—when developing research calls and funding projects related to food safety.

EFSA Journal. 2025;23:e220401 – https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.220401 – efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1831-4732