Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 19: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2023
Abstract The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) process was developed to provide a safety assessment approach for microorganisms intended for use in food or feed chains. The QPS approach is based on an assessment of published data for each taxonomic unit (TU), with respect to its taxonomic identi...
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| author | EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) Konstantinos Koutsoumanis Ana Allende Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez Declan Bolton Sara Bover‐Cid Marianne Chemaly Alessandra De Cesare Friederike Hilbert Roland Lindqvist Maarten Nauta Romolo Nonno Luisa Peixe Giuseppe Ru Marion Simmons Panagiotis Skandamis Elisabetta Suffredini Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez Miguel Prieto Maradona Amparo Querol Lolke Sijtsma Juan Evaristo Suarez Ingvar Sundh Fulvio Barizzone Sandra Correia Lieve Herman |
| author_facet | EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) Konstantinos Koutsoumanis Ana Allende Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez Declan Bolton Sara Bover‐Cid Marianne Chemaly Alessandra De Cesare Friederike Hilbert Roland Lindqvist Maarten Nauta Romolo Nonno Luisa Peixe Giuseppe Ru Marion Simmons Panagiotis Skandamis Elisabetta Suffredini Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez Miguel Prieto Maradona Amparo Querol Lolke Sijtsma Juan Evaristo Suarez Ingvar Sundh Fulvio Barizzone Sandra Correia Lieve Herman |
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| description | Abstract The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) process was developed to provide a safety assessment approach for microorganisms intended for use in food or feed chains. The QPS approach is based on an assessment of published data for each taxonomic unit (TU), with respect to its taxonomic identity, the body of relevant knowledge and safety concerns. Safety concerns identified for a TU are, where possible, confirmed at the species/strain or product level and reflected by ‘qualifications’. In the period covered by this Statement, no new information was found that would change the status of previously recommended QPS TUs. Of 71 microorganisms notified to EFSA between April and September 2023 (30 as feed additives, 22 as food enzymes or additives, 7 as novel foods and 12 from plant protection products [PPP]), 61 were not evaluated because: 26 were filamentous fungi, 1 was Enterococcus faecium, 5 were Escherichia coli, 1 was a bacteriophage (all excluded from the QPS evaluation) and 28 were TUs that already have a QPS status. The other 10 notifications belonged to 9 TUs which were evaluated for a possible QPS status: Ensifer adhaerens and Heyndrickxia faecalis did not get the QPS recommendation due to the limited body of knowledge about their occurrence in the food and/or feed chains and Burkholderia ubonensis also due to its ability to generate biologically active compounds with antimicrobial activity; Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas putida due to safety concerns. K. pneumoniae is excluded from future QPS evaluations. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is recommended for QPS status with the qualification ‘for production purposes only’; Clostridium tyrobutyricum is recommended for QPS status with the qualification ‘absence of genetic determinants for toxigenic activity’; Candida oleophila has been added as a synonym of Yarrowia lipolytica. The Panel clarifies the extension of the QPS status for genetically modified strains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-154fd59036004387b6bb07210ad662a02024-11-13T07:31:25ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322024-01-01221n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8517Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 19: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2023EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)Konstantinos KoutsoumanisAna AllendeAvelino Alvarez‐OrdóñezDeclan BoltonSara Bover‐CidMarianne ChemalyAlessandra De CesareFriederike HilbertRoland LindqvistMaarten NautaRomolo NonnoLuisa PeixeGiuseppe RuMarion SimmonsPanagiotis SkandamisElisabetta SuffrediniPier Sandro CocconcelliPablo Salvador Fernández EscámezMiguel Prieto MaradonaAmparo QuerolLolke SijtsmaJuan Evaristo SuarezIngvar SundhFulvio BarizzoneSandra CorreiaLieve HermanAbstract The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) process was developed to provide a safety assessment approach for microorganisms intended for use in food or feed chains. The QPS approach is based on an assessment of published data for each taxonomic unit (TU), with respect to its taxonomic identity, the body of relevant knowledge and safety concerns. Safety concerns identified for a TU are, where possible, confirmed at the species/strain or product level and reflected by ‘qualifications’. In the period covered by this Statement, no new information was found that would change the status of previously recommended QPS TUs. Of 71 microorganisms notified to EFSA between April and September 2023 (30 as feed additives, 22 as food enzymes or additives, 7 as novel foods and 12 from plant protection products [PPP]), 61 were not evaluated because: 26 were filamentous fungi, 1 was Enterococcus faecium, 5 were Escherichia coli, 1 was a bacteriophage (all excluded from the QPS evaluation) and 28 were TUs that already have a QPS status. The other 10 notifications belonged to 9 TUs which were evaluated for a possible QPS status: Ensifer adhaerens and Heyndrickxia faecalis did not get the QPS recommendation due to the limited body of knowledge about their occurrence in the food and/or feed chains and Burkholderia ubonensis also due to its ability to generate biologically active compounds with antimicrobial activity; Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas putida due to safety concerns. K. pneumoniae is excluded from future QPS evaluations. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is recommended for QPS status with the qualification ‘for production purposes only’; Clostridium tyrobutyricum is recommended for QPS status with the qualification ‘absence of genetic determinants for toxigenic activity’; Candida oleophila has been added as a synonym of Yarrowia lipolytica. The Panel clarifies the extension of the QPS status for genetically modified strains.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8517Burkholderia ubonensisCandida oleophilaChlamydomonas reinhardtiiClostridium tyrobutyricumEnsifer adhaerensHeyndrickxia faecalis |
| spellingShingle | EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) Konstantinos Koutsoumanis Ana Allende Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez Declan Bolton Sara Bover‐Cid Marianne Chemaly Alessandra De Cesare Friederike Hilbert Roland Lindqvist Maarten Nauta Romolo Nonno Luisa Peixe Giuseppe Ru Marion Simmons Panagiotis Skandamis Elisabetta Suffredini Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez Miguel Prieto Maradona Amparo Querol Lolke Sijtsma Juan Evaristo Suarez Ingvar Sundh Fulvio Barizzone Sandra Correia Lieve Herman Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 19: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2023 EFSA Journal Burkholderia ubonensis Candida oleophila Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Clostridium tyrobutyricum Ensifer adhaerens Heyndrickxia faecalis |
| title | Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 19: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2023 |
| title_full | Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 19: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2023 |
| title_fullStr | Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 19: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2023 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 19: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2023 |
| title_short | Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 19: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2023 |
| title_sort | update of the list of qualified presumption of safety qps recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to efsa 19 suitability of taxonomic units notified to efsa until september 2023 |
| topic | Burkholderia ubonensis Candida oleophila Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Clostridium tyrobutyricum Ensifer adhaerens Heyndrickxia faecalis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8517 |
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