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Table 6.

Ratings used to describe the amount or quality of the evidence available (EFSA AHAW Panel, 2015)

Name	Explanation
High	No or limited information or data are lacking, incomplete, inconsistent or conflicting. No subjective judgement is introduced. No unpublished data are used.
Moderate	Some information or data are lacking, incomplete, inconsistent or conflicting. Subjective judgement is introduced with supporting evidence. Unpublished data are sometimes used.
Low	The majority of information or data are lacking, incomplete, inconsistent or conflicting. Subjective judgement may be introduced without supporting evidence. Unpublished data are frequently used.

Name

Explanation

High

No or limited information or data are lacking, incomplete, inconsistent or conflicting. No subjective judgement is introduced. No unpublished data are used.

Moderate

Some information or data are lacking, incomplete, inconsistent or conflicting. Subjective judgement is introduced with supporting evidence. Unpublished data are sometimes used.

Low

The majority of information or data are lacking, incomplete, inconsistent or conflicting.

Subjective judgement may be introduced without supporting evidence. Unpublished data are frequently used.