Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2013 update)

EFSA JournalVolume 11, Issue 11 3449 OpinionOpen Access Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2013 update) EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)Search for more papers by this author EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)Search for more papers by this author First published: 14 November 2013 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3449Citations: 86 Panel members: Olivier Andreoletti, Dorte Lau Baggesen, Declan Bolton, Patrick Butaye, Paul Cook, Robert Davies, Pablo S. Fernández Escámez, John Griffin, Tine Hald, Arie Havelaar, Kostas Koutsoumanis, Roland Lindqvist, James McLauchlin, Truls Nesbakken, Miguel Prieto, Antonia Ricci, Giuseppe Ru, Moez Sanaa, Marion Simmons, John Sofos and John Threlfall. Correspondence: biohaz@efsa.europa.eu Acknowledgement: The Panel wishes to thank the members of the Working Group on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2013 update): Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Pablo S. Fernández Escámez, Florence Richard Forget, Günter Klein, Tine Licht, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Christophe Nguyen-the, Ingvar Sundh, Ulf Thrane and Just M. Vlak for the preparatory work on this scientific opinion and the hearing expert: Atte von Wright, and EFSA staff: Renata Leuschner for the support provided to this scientific opinion. Adoption date: 24 October 2013 Published date: 14 November 2013 Question number: EFSA-Q-2013-00019 On request from: EFSA Amended: 12 September 2017 This publication is linked to the following EFSA Journal article: DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4522 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract EFSA is requested to assess the safety of a broad range of biological agents in the context of notifications for market authorisation as sources of food and feed additives, enzymes and plant protection products. The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) assessment was developed to provide a harmonised generic pre-assessment 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 is reviewed and updated periodically. Therefore, the only valid list is the one in the most recently published scientific opinion. The 2013 update reviews previously assessed microorganisms including bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi, oomycetes and viruses used for plant protection purposes. All taxonomic units previously recommended for the QPS list had their status reconfirmed. The new notifications since the last QPS update were reviewed. Gluconobacter oxydans and Alphaflexiviridae were assessed for the first time and were recommended for the QPS list. The information of the previous opinion was updated for the taxonomic units on the QPS list. Qualifications for the taxonomic units included in the QPS recommended list were reviewed and confirmed. Filamentous fungi and enterococci were not recommended for the QPS list following updating and reviewing of current scientific knowledge. References Abubacker MN, Kokila K and Sumathi R, 2012. In vitro antimicrobial effects of crude plant chewing sticks extracts on oral pathogen. Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia, 9, 2, 551– 559. Adams MJ, Candresse T, Hammond J, Kreuze JF, Martelli GP, Namba S, Pearson MN, Ryu KH and Vaira AM, 2011. Family Alphaflexiviridae. 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