Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 13: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2020.
Kostas Koutsoumanis,Ana Allende,Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez,Declan Bolton,Sara Bover-Cid,Marianne Chemaly,Robert Davies,Alessandra De Cesare,Friederike Hilbert,Roland Lindqvist,Maarten Nauta,Luísa Peixe,Giuseppe Ru,Marion Simmons,Panagiotis N. Skandamis,Elisabetta Suffredini,Pier Sandro Cocconcelli,Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez,Miguel Prieto Maradona,Amparo Querol,Lolke Sijtsma,Juan E. Suárez,Ingvar Sundh,Just M. Vlak,Fulvio Barizzone,Michaela Hempen,Lieve Herman +26 more
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The identity, body of knowledge, safety concerns and antimicrobial resistance of valid taxonomic units were assessed and Lactobacillus animalis was a new taxonomic unit recommended to have the QPS status.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.read more
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