We would like to invite you to conduct an online questionnaire as part of the stakeholder survey of the European project EuroMix.
Within the project EuroMix, short for ‘European testing and risk assessment strategies for Mixtures’, a new proposed methodology is tested on its appropriateness to test mixtures of contaminants to which European citizens are exposed daily through their diet or other channels. The project can also be seen as the extension of the ACROPOLIS project of several years ago that focused on pesticide mixtures. Besides the risk evaluation of said mixtures, also legislation, implementation strategies and the reformation of routine toxicological testing (according to the 3Rs principle) will be investigated by various partners. To make the project substantiated, a section in the project is prevised to gauge the opinions of all potential stakeholder groups to this new test strategy and its consequences. This goes from the farmer to the NGO, chemical manufacturers to animal welfare organisations and researchers to consumers.
The survey would be conducted in three phases. The first wave is an interview with some key people within each stakeholder group, to obtain a first scan of the field. A second phase involves an online survey, which a very large number of stakeholders will be invited. A third phase will work with focus groups by stakeholder group, and focuses on discussing the results of previous waves.
We would like to ask you if you would like to complete the questionnaire from your background. We are directly interested in your opinion and vision on the concepts within the project and their feasibility. As this survey is also seen as SWOT analysis, you can steer the project along the lines. If you want to invite colleagues, partners, or even competitors, we encourage this strongly. The more participants are reached with this survey, the better the representation from the field.
The questionnaire will take about 30 min. If you wish to participate, the survey will be open in the period of June 6th to July 31st, but take it before your summer holidays. I am aware that the questions could be somewhat technical, but try to answer as much as you can to your ability.
To go to the survey, click on the link:
https://ghentagriecon.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2rb3ZSQvWUtlxA1
If it doesn’t open, copy and paste the URL into your internet browser.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.