Dr. Majlinda Lahaniatis

Heading the German Focal Point Office for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Managing in-country relations between Article 36-Organizations (Regulation (EC) 178/2002); enhancing information exchange and strategic development of their co-operation. Managing national and international transfer of scientific information and expertise linked to food and feed safety.

Communication in risk assessment and contract management

Coordination of complex sets of activities linked to financial and human resources management, scientific cooperation, strategy, policy development and implementation, quality and knowledge management, internal and external relations, networking and inter-institutional consultations, risk identification and management, implementation of EFSA´s Internal Control Standards, etc.

Risk assessment of food additives, nutrient sources and other substances added for nutritional purposes to food, as well as deliberately added substances, excluding flavouring and enzymes

Research activities in the field of consumer exposure assessment. Scientific activities in the frame of the project “European Information System on Risks from Chemicals Released from Consumer Products/Articles” (EIS ChemRisks) launched by European Commission’s DG SANCO (Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Research activities in the field of occupational exposure assessment. Providing general support to the Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area (MAK Commission) of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG), Germany; responsible for the activities of the Working Group "Air Analysis”

Quantification of short and medium chain chlorinated paraffin residues in selected fatty foods

Inorganic, organic, physical and colloidal chemistry, food chemistry and technology, knowledge on the design of chemical enterprises, processes and apparatus in chemical industry.