Table 6.

Selected EFSA scientific assessments used as examples

Expressions of uncertainty	EFSA scientific assessments used as examples
Unqualified conclusion with no expression of uncertainty	Zearalenone in feed (EFSA CONTAM Panel, 2017)
Description of a source of uncertainty	Zearalenone in feed (EFSA CONTAM Panel, 2017)
Qualitative descriptions of the direction and/or magnitude of uncertainty	Zearalenone in feed (EFSA CONTAM Panel, 2017)
Inconclusive assessment	Zearalenone in feed (EFSA CONTAM Panel, 2017)
A precise probability	Nematodes 2017 (EFSA PLH Panel, 2017)
An approximate probability	Animal welfare aspects in respect of the slaughter or killing of pregnant livestock animals (EFSA AHAW Panel, 2017) Listeria monocytogenes in ready‐to‐eat (RTE) foods (EFSA BIOHAZ Panel, 2018)
A probability distribution	Animal welfare aspects in respect of the slaughter or killing of pregnant livestock animals (prevalence) (EFSA AHAW Panel, 2017) Nematodes 2017 (EFSA PLH Panel, 2017)
A two‐dimensional probability distribution	IESTI Opinion (EFSA, 2007)