TY - JOUR
T1 - Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA
AU - Ricci, Antonia
AU - Allende, Ana
AU - Bolton, Declan
AU - Chemaly, Marianne
AU - Davies, Robert
AU - Girones, Rosina
AU - Herman, Lieve
AU - Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos
AU - Lindqvist, Roland
AU - Nørrung, Birgit
AU - Robertson, Lucy
AU - Ru, Giuseppe
AU - Sanaa, Moez
AU - Simmons, Marion
AU - Skandamis, Panagiotis
AU - Snary, Emma
AU - Speybroeck, Niko
AU - Kuile, Benno Ter
AU - Threlfall, John
AU - Wahlström, Helene
AU - Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro
AU - Klein, Günter
AU - Maradona, Miguel Prieto
AU - Querol, Amparo
AU - Peixe, Luisa
AU - Suarez, Juan Evaristo
AU - Sundh, Ingvar
AU - Vlak, Just M.
AU - Aguilera-Gómez, Margarita
AU - Barizzone, Fulvio
AU - Brozzi, Rosella
AU - Correia, Sandra
AU - Heng, Leng
AU - Istace, Frédérique
AU - Lythgo, Christopher
AU - Fernández Escámez, Pablo Salvador
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - EFSA is requested to assess the safety of a broad range of biological agents in the context of notification for market authorisation as sources of food and feed additives, food enzymes and plant protection products. The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) assessment was developed to provide a harmonised generic preassessment to support safety risk assessments performed by EFSA's scientific Panels. The safety of unambiguously defined biological agents (at the highest taxonomic unit appropriate for the purpose for which an application is intended), and the completeness of the body of knowledge are assessed. Identified safety concerns for a taxonomic unit are, where possible and reasonable in number, reflected as 'qualifications' in connection with a recommendation for a QPS status. The list of QPS recommended biological agents was reviewed and updated in the current opinion and therefore becomes the valid list. The 2016 update reviews previously assessed microorganisms including bacteria, yeasts and viruses used for plant protection purposes following an Extensive Literature Search strategy. The taxonomic units related to the new notifications received since the 2013 QPS opinion, were periodically evaluated for a QPS status and the results published as Statements of the BIOHAZ Panel. Carnobacterium divergens, Lactobacillus diolivorans, Microbacterium imperiale, Pasteuria nishizawae, Pediococcus parvulus, Bacillus flexus, Bacillus smithii, Xanthomonas campestris and Candida cylindracea were recommended for the QPS list. All taxonomic units previously recommended for the 2013 QPS list had their status reconfirmed as well their qualifications with the exception of Pasteuria nishizawae for which the qualification was removed. The exclusion of filamentous fungi and enterococci from the QPS evaluations was reconsidered but monitoring will be maintained and the status will be re-evaluated in the next QPS Opinion update. Evaluation of bacteriophages should remain as a case-by-case procedure and should not be considered for QPS status. (C) 2017 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.
AB - EFSA is requested to assess the safety of a broad range of biological agents in the context of notification for market authorisation as sources of food and feed additives, food enzymes and plant protection products. The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) assessment was developed to provide a harmonised generic preassessment to support safety risk assessments performed by EFSA's scientific Panels. The safety of unambiguously defined biological agents (at the highest taxonomic unit appropriate for the purpose for which an application is intended), and the completeness of the body of knowledge are assessed. Identified safety concerns for a taxonomic unit are, where possible and reasonable in number, reflected as 'qualifications' in connection with a recommendation for a QPS status. The list of QPS recommended biological agents was reviewed and updated in the current opinion and therefore becomes the valid list. The 2016 update reviews previously assessed microorganisms including bacteria, yeasts and viruses used for plant protection purposes following an Extensive Literature Search strategy. The taxonomic units related to the new notifications received since the 2013 QPS opinion, were periodically evaluated for a QPS status and the results published as Statements of the BIOHAZ Panel. Carnobacterium divergens, Lactobacillus diolivorans, Microbacterium imperiale, Pasteuria nishizawae, Pediococcus parvulus, Bacillus flexus, Bacillus smithii, Xanthomonas campestris and Candida cylindracea were recommended for the QPS list. All taxonomic units previously recommended for the 2013 QPS list had their status reconfirmed as well their qualifications with the exception of Pasteuria nishizawae for which the qualification was removed. The exclusion of filamentous fungi and enterococci from the QPS evaluations was reconsidered but monitoring will be maintained and the status will be re-evaluated in the next QPS Opinion update. Evaluation of bacteriophages should remain as a case-by-case procedure and should not be considered for QPS status. (C) 2017 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.
KW - QPS
KW - bacteria
KW - food and feed
KW - fungi
KW - safety
KW - virus
KW - yeast
KW - QPS
KW - bacteria
KW - food and feed
KW - fungi
KW - safety
KW - virus
KW - yeast
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/116807
U2 - 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4664
DO - 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4664
M3 - Article
SN - 1831-4732
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - EFSA Journal
JF - EFSA Journal
ER -