The InnovPlantProtect (InPP) collaborative laboratory (CoLAB) has been integrated in the list of Competent Organizations of the European Food Safety Authority, or EFSA) designated by the member states, with the capacity to assist that European Union agency.
This integration “represents EFSA's recognition of the skills installed at the InPP,” notes CoLAB's executive director, Pedro Fevereiro, expressing CoLAB's full willingness to collaborate with the European Food Safety Authority in pursuing its objectives.