The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) held on 14 March a dedicated workshop with its academic stakeholders, of which EuChemS is one. The session, aimed at building a stronger relationship between the European agency and academic organisations was centred around recent developments on the risk assessment of pesticides, genetically modified plants and the integration of evidence for risk assessment. Speakers included several EFSA representatives together with representatives from SETAC, the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.