Update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 7: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2017

摘要

The qualified presumption of safety ( ) concept was developed to provide a harmonised generic pre‐evaluation to support safety risk assessments of biological agents performed by 's scientific Panels. The identity, body of knowledge, safety concerns and antimicrobial resistance of valid taxonomic units were assessed. Safety concerns identified for a taxonomic unit are, where possible and reasonable in number, considered to be ‘qualifications’ which should be assessed at the strain level by the 's scientific Panels. No new information was found that would change the previously recommended taxonomic units and their qualifications. The Panel confirms that the approach can be extended to a genetically modified production strain if the recipient strain qualifies for the status, and if the genetic modification does not indicate a concern. Between April and September 2017, the notification list was updated with 46 applications for market authorisation. From these, 14 biological agents already had status and 16 were not included as they are filamentous fungi or enterococci. One notification of K‐61 (notified as former ) and four of were not considered for the assessment as they belong to taxonomic units that were excluded from further evaluations within the current mandate. Eight notifications of and one of an oomycete are pending the reception of the complete application. Two taxonomic units were evaluated: which had not been evaluated before, and , previously notified as included due to a change in the taxonomic identity cannot be granted status due to lack of information on its biology and to its possible production of toxic secondary metabolites. The species can be recommended for the list when used for enzyme production.