Method
Assessment as a structured internal record
RuleAssessment defines an assessment as a structured record of assumptions, context, and rule comparisons. The intent is to make the work reviewable and reusable over time.
Definition of assessment
In RuleAssessment, an assessment captures the assumptions and context that shape a regulatory interpretation, together with explicit rule comparisons. The result should be understandable to someone reviewing the work later, not only to the person who created it.
Core principle: RuleAssessment is designed to make reasoning explicit, not to make decisions for the user.
Scope
RuleAssessment is built for food supplements and functional foods, based on EFSA level principles, with initial market focus on Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
Boundaries
- Approval or authority style decisions
- Legal advice
- Guarantees of compliance
- Replacing professional judgment
Why this framing matters
A regulatory assessment is rarely binary. A useful assessment needs traceable inputs and an explicit record of assumptions, so that results can be reviewed, challenged, and iterated.