EPPO and Euphresco: how to ensure high quality, harmonised plant health diagnostics in the EPPO region
Creators
- 1. EPPO, Paris, France - Corresponding author : bgiovani@euphresco.net
- 2. EPPO, Paris, France
- 3. ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Angers, France
- 4. AGES, Vienna, Austria
- 5. National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Madrid, Spain
- 6. Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Merelbeke, Belgium
- 7. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) London, United Kingdom
- 8. NVWA, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 9. Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Braunschweig, Germany
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Introduction
Reliable and rapid diagnostic processes are essential to support inspection activities conducted by National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) in the framework of their official mandate, and to evaluate the efficacy of measures taken. Official controls aim to prevent or reduce the risk of introducing new pests through the agri-food trade and to protect consumer interests. The reliability and consistency of these controls contribute to effective trade. In this context, validated and internationally accepted diagnostic protocols are of the utmost importance as they support the harmonisation of detection and identification procedures worldwide, and contribute to greater transparency and comparability in the diagnosis of regulated pests (Petter et al., 2007; Petter et al., 2008). [...]
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