- Source type
- Clinical resource
- Access type
- Publisher
- Publisher
- European Food Safety Authority
- Date
- 2013
- Added
- 2026-07-06
- Updated
- 2026-07-06
Trust profile
VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0
VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0 asks whether this source is trustworthy for the claim lane being used, not whether every possible claim from it is equally strong.
82
Professional clinical guidance
- Publisher type
- Professional guidance
- Bias profile
- Moderate
This source is strongest for safety and consumer context and weaker for mechanism and trial discovery.
VV Source Fit Score 1.0
Fit by use case
Fit scores are role-specific. A source can be excellent for one claim lane and weak for another.
- Regulatory status
- 63/100
- Context Source
- Clinical outcomes
- 78/100
- Strong Support
- Mechanism
- 63/100
- Context Source
- Safety
- 86/100
- Strong Support
- Consumer context
- 82/100
- Strong Support
- Trial discovery
- 63/100
- Context Source
Best used for
- Clinical context
- Practice guidance
Weak for
- Replacing primary evidence
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