Table 3 Rules for approval of recommendations and statements for EFSUMB CPGs by consensus.

Result of voting	Percentage of votes in favor of the statement/recommendation	Consequences
Strong consensus	> 95%	Recommendation/statement is adopted.
Broad agreement	> 75-95%	Recommendation/statement is adopted.
Majority consensus	> 50-75%	Discussion and attempt to rephrase the recommendation/statement using a nominal group process. A rephrased or an alternative recommendation/statement is voted on. The rephrased or an alternative recommendation/statement is adopted with >75% of votes. A rephrased or alternative recommendation/statement is rejected with ≤75% of votes. Missing consent on the particular key question will be recorded and explained in the text of the policy document.
Primary disagreement	≤ 50%	The particular recommendation/statement is rejected and will not be published in the policy document. Voting on an alternative recommendation/statement on the particular key question is possible.