EFSA - European Food Safety Authority
EFSA - European Food Safety Authority
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Commodity risk assessment of Hamamelis mollis plants from the UK
Commodity risk assessment of Hamamelis mollis plants from the UK
Published:
24 February 2026
Adopted:
29 January 2026
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Chinese witch hazel, European Union, Hamamelis mollis, pathway risk assessment, plant health, plant pest
Abstract
The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as 'High risk plants, plant products and other objects'. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by rooted plants in pots of Hamamelis mollis imported from the United Kingdom (UK). The assessment was performed considering the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by the UK. All pests associated with the commodities were evaluated against specific criteria. Two EU regulated pests (Phytophthora ramorum non‐EU isolates and Scirtothrips dorsalis), present in the UK and potentially associated with the commodity, were considered as relevant for this Opinion. No pests non‐regulated in the EU were identified to be selected for further evaluation.
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