Update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019
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EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)
Koutsoumanis, Kostas
Allende, Ana
Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Avelino
Bolton, Declan
Bover‐Cid, Sara
Chemaly, Marianne
Davies, Robert
De Cesare, Alessandra
Hilbert, Friederike
Lindqvist, Roland
Nauta, Maarten
Peixe, Luisa
Ru, Giuseppe
Simmons, Marion
Skandamis, Panagiotis
Suffredini, Elisabetta
Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro
Fernández Escámez, Pablo Salvador
Maradona, Miguel Prieto
Querol, Amparo
Suarez, Juan Evaristo
Sundh, Ingvar
Vlak, Just
Barizzone, Fulvio
Correia, Sandra
Herman, Lieve
Publication date
2020-02-03ISSN
1831-4732
Abstract
Qualified presumption of safety (QPS) was developed to provide a generic safety evaluation for biological agents to support EFSA's Scientific Panels. The taxonomic identity, body of knowledge, safety concerns and antimicrobial resistance are assessed. Safety concerns identified for a taxonomic unit (TU) are where possible to be confirmed at strain or product level, reflected by ‘qualifications’. No new information was found that would change the previously recommended QPS TUs and their qualifications. The list of microorganisms notified to EFSA was updated with 54 biological agents, received between April and September 2019; 23 already had QPS status, 14 were excluded from the QPS exercise (7 filamentous fungi, 6 Escherichia coli, Sphingomonas paucimobilis which was already evaluated). Seventeen, corresponding to 16 TUs, were evaluated for possible QPS status, fourteen of these for the first time, and Protaminobacter rubrum, evaluated previously, was excluded because it is not a valid species. Eight TUs are recommended for QPS status. Lactobacillus parafarraginis and Zygosaccharomyces rouxii are recommended to be included in the QPS list. Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius and Paenibacillus illinoisensis can be recommended for the QPS list with the qualification ‘for production purposes only’ and absence of toxigenic potential. Bacillus velezensis can be recommended for the QPS list with the qualification ‘absence of toxigenic potential and the absence of aminoglycoside production ability’. Cupriavidus necator, Aurantiochytrium limacinum and Tetraselmis chuii can be recommended for the QPS list with the qualification ‘production purposes only’. Pantoea ananatis is not recommended for the QPS list due to lack of body of knowledge in relation to its pathogenicity potential for plants. Corynebacterium stationis, Hamamotoa singularis, Rhodococcus aetherivorans and Rhodococcus ruber cannot be recommended for the QPS list due to lack of body of knowledge. Kodamaea ohmeri cannot be recommended for the QPS list due to safety concerns.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
663/664 - Food and nutrition. Enology. Oils. Fat
Pages
57
Publisher
Wiley Open Access
Is part of
EFSA Journal
Citation
Koutsoumanis, Kostas, Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Declan Bolton, Sara Bover‐Cid, Marianne Chemaly, and Robert Davies et al. 2020. "Update Of The List Of QPS‐Recommended Biological Agents Intentionally Added To Food Or Feed As Notified To EFSA 11: Suitability Of Taxonomic Units Notified To EFSA Until September 2019". EFSA Journal 18 (2). doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965.
Program
Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
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