Data providers package for reporting Chemical Contaminants (official data reporting phase) SSD1

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.

This data providers package provides the data collection configuration and supporting materials for reporting Chemical Contaminants in SSD1. These are to be used for the official data reporting phase.

The package includes:

The Standard Sample Description Version 2 XSD schema definition for CONTAMINANTS reporting.

The general and CONTAMINANTS SSD1 specific business rules applied for the automatic validation of the submitted datasets.

Excel Mapping tool to convert excel files after mapping into XML document.

Please follow the instructions below for the correct use of the mapping tool to avoid compromising its functionalities:

1. Download and save the MS Excel® Standard Sample Description file to your computer (do not open the file before saving and do not change the file name)
2. Download and save the file MS Excel® Simplified Reporting Format (do not open the file before saving)
3. Keep both Excel files in the same folder
4. Open both Excel files and enable the macros
5. Keep both files open in the same Excel instance when filling in the data

Guidance on how to run the validation report after submitting data to the DCF.