Update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 5: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2016

摘要

was 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 ( ) assessment was developed to provide a harmonised generic pre‐assessment to support safety risk assessments performed by '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 were assessed. Safety concerns identified for a taxonomic unit are, where possible and reasonable in number, reflected as ‘qualifications’ in connection with a recommendation for a status. A total of 57 biological agents were notified to between the end of April 2016 and the beginning of September 2016. From these, 34 biological agents already had a status and did not require further evaluation, and 10 were not included in the evaluation as they are filamentous fungi or enterococci, biological groups which have been excluded from evaluation since 2014. Three notifications for , one for , one for and four for were not evaluated for status because these species were recently assessed and considered not suitable for status. Therefore, only four notifications related to three taxonomic units were evaluated for status. Of these, and are not recommended for the list. is recommended for the status.