Microbiological Group	Microbiological Subgroup	Family	Genus	Species	Qualification 1	Qualification 2	Synonyms commonly used in the feed and food industry/ anamorph (for yeasts)/ previous name	Reference (publication of QPS recommendation)	EFSA website Reference Link	Wiley Online Library reference link	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Bifidobacterium  	Bifidobacterium adolescentis 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Bifidobacterium  	Bifidobacterium animalis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Bifidobacterium  	Bifidobacterium bifidum 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Bifidobacterium  	Bifidobacterium breve	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Bifidobacterium  	Bifidobacterium longum	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Carnobacterium	Carnobacterium divergens	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2014. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 1: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until October 2014. EFSA Journal 2014;12(12):3938, 41 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3938"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3938	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3938	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Corynebacterium 	Corynebacterium ammoniagenes	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only'
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)"		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2019b. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 10: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2019. EFSA Journal 2019;17(7):5753, 79 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5753  "	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5753	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5753	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Corynebacterium 	Corynebacterium glutamicum 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only'
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)"	Brevibacterium lactofermentum is a synonym of Corynebacterium glutamicum. 	"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, lvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS, Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak J, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2019a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 9: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2018. EFSA Journal 2019;17(1):5555, 46 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5555"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5555	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5555	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus acidophilus 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus amylolyticus 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus amylovorus	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus animalis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Ricci A, Allende A, Bolton D, Chemaly M, Davies R, Girones R, Koutsoumanis K, Lindqvist R, Nrrung B, Robertson L, Ru G, Fernndez Escmez PS, Sanaa M, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Snary E, Speybroeck N, Ter Kuile B, Threlfall J, Wahlstrm H, Cocconcelli PS, Peixe L, Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak J, Correia S and Herman L, 2017b. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 6: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2017. EFSA Journal 2017;15(7):4884, 32 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4884"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4884	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4884	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus alimentarius 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus aviaries	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus brevis 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus buchneri 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus casei	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.		The previously described species Lactobacillus zeae has been included in the species Lactobacillus casei.	"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus cellobiosus	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2009. Scienti?c Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed (2009 update). EFSA Journal 2009;7(12):1431, 92 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1431	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus collinoides	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2009. Scienti?c Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed (2009 update). EFSA Journal 2009;7(12):1431, 92 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1431	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus coryniformis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2008. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards on a request from EFSA on the maintenance of the QPS list of microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed.The EFSA Journal 2008;6(12):923, 48 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903.2009.923"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/923	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus crispatus 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus curvatus 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus delbrueckii	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus dextrinicus	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.		"Lactobacillus dextrinicus (Coster and White 1964) Haakensen et al. 2009, comb. nov., previously Pediococcus dextrinicus (Coster and White 1964) Back 1978. Name change indicated in the Panel Statement published in July 2019 (EFSA BIOHAZ Panel, 2019b)."	"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2019b. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 10: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2019. EFSA Journal 2019;17(7):5753, https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5753  "	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5753	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5753	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus diolivorans	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2016. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 4: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2016. EFSA Journal 2016;14(7):4522, 37 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4522  "	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4522	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4522	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus farciminis 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus fermentum 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus gallinarum 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus gasseri 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus helveticus 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus hilgardii 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus johnsonii 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	 Lactobacillus kefiri 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus mucosae	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus panis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus paracasei 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus parafarraginis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2020a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019. EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):5965, 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5965	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus paraplantarum 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus pentosus 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus plantarum 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus pontis 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus reuteri 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus rhamnosus 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus sakei 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus salivarius 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Lactococcus 	Lactococcus lactis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Leuconostoc	Leuconostoc citreum	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Leuconostoc	Leuconostoc lactis 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Leuconostoc	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Leuconostoc	Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2012.Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2012 update).EFSA Journal2012;10(12):3020. 84 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2012.3020."	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3020	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2012.3020	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Microbacterium	Microbacterium imperiale	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	QPS only applies when the species is used for enzyme production.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2014. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 1: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until October 2014. EFSA Journal 2014;12(12):3938, 41 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3938"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3938	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3938	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Oenococcus 	Oenococcus oeni	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2009. Scienti?c Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed (2009 update). EFSA Journal 2009;7(12):1431, 92 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1431	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Pasteuria	Pasteuria nishizawae	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2015b. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA. 3: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2015. EFSA Journal 2015;13(12):4331, 25 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4331"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4331	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4331	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Pediococcus 	Pediococcus acidilactici	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Pediococcus 	Pediococcus parvulus	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2016. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 4: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2016. EFSA Journal 2016;14(7):4522, 37 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4522  "	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4522	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4522	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Pediococcus 	Pediococcus pentosaceus	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Propionibacterium	Propionibacterium acidipropionici	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2009. Scienti?c Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed (2009 update). EFSA Journal 2009;7(12):1431, 92 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1431	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Propionibacterium	Propionibacterium freudenreichii	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive non-spore forming bacteria		Streptococcus	Streptococcus thermophilus	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8(12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus atrophaeus 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6377	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus circulans	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	"Absence of toxigenic activity.
For production purposes only and absence of cytotoxic activity."		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS, Maradona MP, Querol A, Sijtsma L, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak J, Barizzone F, Hempen M and Herman L, 2021. Statement on the 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. EFSA Journal 2021;19(1):6377, 32 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6377"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1945	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6377	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus clausii 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus coagulans 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus flexus	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2016. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 4: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2016. EFSA Journal 2016;14(7):4522, 37 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4522  "	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4522	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4522	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus fusiformis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus lentus	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus licheniformis 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus megaterium	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus mojavensis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus pumilus 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus smithii	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Ricci, A, Allende, A, Bolton, D, Chemaly, M, Davies, R, Girones, R, Koutsoumanis, K, Herman, L, Lindqvist, R, Nrrung, B, Robertson, L, Ru, G, Sanaa, M, Simmons, M, Skandamis, P, Snary, E, Speybroeck, N, Ter Kuile, B, Threlfall, J, Wahlstrm, H, Cocconcelli, PS, Klein, G (deceased), Peixe, L, Maradona, MP, Querol, A, Suarez, JE, Sundh, I, Vlak, J, Correia, S and Fernndez Escmez, PS, 2017a. Statement on the 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. EFSA Journal 2017;15( 3):4663, 20 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4663"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4663	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4663	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus subtilis 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus vallismortis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Bacillus	Bacillus velezensis 	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	"Absence of toxigenic activity.
Absence of toxigenic potential and absence of aminoglycoside production ability."		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2020a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019. EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):5965, 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5965	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Geobacillus 	Geobacillus stearothermophilus	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	Absence of toxigenic activity.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2010. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update. EFSA Journal 2010;8( 12):1944, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1944	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1944	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Paenibacillus	Paenibacillus illinoisensis	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only' and absence of toxigenic potential.
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)
"		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2020a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019. EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):5965, 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5965	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965	
Bacteria	Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria		Parageobacillus 	Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only' and absence of toxigenic potential.
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)
"		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2020a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019. EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):5965, 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5965	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965	
Bacteria	Gram-negative bacteria		Cupriavidus	Cupriavidus necator	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only'
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)"		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2020a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019. EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):5965, 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5965	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965	
Bacteria	Gram-negative bacteria		Gluconobacter	Gluconobacter oxydans	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	QPS only applies when the species is used for vitamin production.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2013. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2013 update). EFSA Journal 2013;11( 11):3449, 106 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3449"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3449	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3449	
Bacteria	Gram-negative bacteria		Komagataeibacter 	Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only'
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)"	"Basonym Acetobacter xylinus subsp.
Sucrofermentans"	"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, lvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS, Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak J, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2019a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 9: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2018. EFSA Journal 2019;17(1):5555, 46 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5555"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5555	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5555	
Bacteria	Gram-negative bacteria		Xanthomonas	Xanthomonas campestris	The strains should not harbour any acquired antimicrobial resistance genes to clinically relevant antimicrobials.	QPS only applies when the species is used for the production of xanthan gum.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2015a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA. 2: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2015. EFSA Journal 2015;13(6):4138, 29 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4138 "	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4138	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4138	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Candida 	Candida cylindracea	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.	QPS only applies when the species is used for enzyme production.		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2014. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 1: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until October 2014. EFSA Journal 2014;12(12):3938, 41 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3938"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3938	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3938	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Debaryomyces	Debaryomyces hansenii	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.		Debaryomyces hansenii: anamorph Candida famata	"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Hanseniaspora	Hanseniaspora uvarum	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.		Hanseniaspora uvarum: anamorph Kloeckera apiculata	"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Kluyveromyces	Kluyveromyces lactis	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.		Kluyveromyces lactis: anamorph Candida spherica	"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Kluyveromyces	Kluyveromyces marxianus	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.		Kluyveromyces marxianus: anamorph Candida kefyr	"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Komagataella 	Komagataella pastoris 	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.	QPS only applies when the species is used for enzyme production. 	Komagataella pastoris: synonym Pichia pastoris	"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Komagataella	Komagataella phaffii	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.	QPS only applies when the species is used for enzyme production. 		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Ricci A, Allende A, Bolton D, Chemaly M, Davies R, Fernndez Escmez PS, Girones R, Koutsoumanis K, Lindqvist R, Nrrung B, Robertson L, Ru G, Sanaa M, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Snary E, Speybroeck N, Ter Kuile B, Threlfall J, Wahlstrm H, Cocconcelli PS, Peixe L, Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak J, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2018a. Statement on the 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. EFSA Journal 2018;16(1):5131, 43 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5131"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5131	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5131	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Lindnera	Lindnera jadinii 	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.	QPS only applies when the species is used for enzyme production. 	"Lindnera jadinii: synonyms Pichia jadinii, Hansenula jadinii, Torulopsis utilis, anamorph Candida utilis"	"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2008. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards on a request from EFSA on the maintenance of the QPS list of microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed. EFSA Journal 2008;6(12):923, 48 pp. https://doi.org/j.efsa.2008.923"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/923	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2008.923	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Ogataea	Ogataea angusta	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.	QPS only applies when the species is used for enzyme production. 	Ogataea angusta: synonym Pichia angusta 	"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Saccharomyces	Saccharomyces bayanus	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2011. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2011 update). EFSA Journal 2011;9( 12):2497, 82 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2497"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2497	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2497	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Saccharomyces	Saccharomyces cerevisiae	"Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.
In the case of Saccharomyces cerevisiae this qualification applies for yeast strains able to grow above 37C."	"Saccharomyces cerevisiae, subtype boulardii is contraindicated for persons with fragile health, as well as for patients with a central venous catheter in place.  "	Saccharomyces cerevisiae: synonym Saccharomyces boulardii	"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2011. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2011 update). EFSA Journal 2011;9( 12):2497, 82 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2497"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2497	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2497	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Saccharomyces	Saccharomyces pastorianus 	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.		Saccharomyces pastorianus: synonym Saccharomyces carlsbergensis	"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2011. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2011 update). EFSA Journal 2011;9( 12):2497, 82 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2497"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2497	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2497	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Schizosaccharomyces	Schizosaccharomyces pombe	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.			"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Wickerhamomyces	Wickerhamomyces anomalus	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.	QPS only applies when the species is used for enzyme production.	"Wickerhamomyces anomalus: synonyms Hansenula anomala, Pichia anomala, Saccharomyces anomalus, anamorph Candida pelliculosa"	"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2011. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2011 update). EFSA Journal 2011;9(12):2497, 82 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2497"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2497	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2497	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Yarrowia	Yarrowia lipolytica	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only'
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)"		"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Ricci A, Allende A, Bolton D, Chemaly M, Davies R, Fernndez Escmez PS, Girones R, Koutsoumanis K, Lindqvist R, Nrrung B, Robertson L, Ru G, Sanaa M, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Snary E, Speybroeck N, Ter Kuile B, Threlfall J, Wahlstrm H, Cocconcelli PS, Peixe L, Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak J, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2018b. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 8: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2018. EFSA Journal 2018;16(7):5315, https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5315"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5315	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.5312018.5	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Xanthophyllomyces 	Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous 	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.		Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous: anamorph Phaffia rhodozyma	"EFSA (European Food Safety and Authority), 2007. Introduction of a Quali?ed Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scienti?c Committee. EFSA Journal 2007;5(12):587, 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/587	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2007.587	
Yeasts	Yeasts		Zygosaccharomyces	Zygosaccharomyces rouxii	Absence of resistance to antimycotics used for medical treatment of yeast infections in cases where viable cells are added to the food or feed chain.			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2020a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019. EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):5965, 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5965	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965	
Viruses	Plant viruses	Alphaflexiviridae						"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2013. Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2013 update). EFSA Journal 2013;11( 11):3449, 106 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3449"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3449	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3449	
Viruses	Plant viruses	Potyviridae						"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2009. Scienti?c Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed (2009 update). EFSA Journal 2009;7(12):1431, 92 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1431	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431	
Viruses	Insect viruses	Baculoviridae						"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), 2009. Scienti?c Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed (2009 update). EFSA Journal 2009;7(12):1431, 92 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1431	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1431	
Algae	Algae		Aurantiochytrium	Aurantiochytrium limacinum	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only'
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)"			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2020a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019. EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):5965, 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5965	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965	
Protists/ Algae	Phototrophic euglenoid ?agellate		Euglena	Euglena gracilis	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only'
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)"			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2019b. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 10: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2019. EFSA Journal 2019;17(7):5753, 79 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5753  "	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5753	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5753	
Protists/ Algae	"Unicellular, planktonic microalga "		Tetraselmis	Tetraselmis chuii	"QPS applies for 'production purposes only'
(the qualification 'for production purpose only' implies the absence of viable cells of the production organism in the final product and can also be applied for food and feed products based on microbial biomass)"			"EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernndez Escmez PS,  Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak JM, Barizzone F, Correia S and Herman L, 2020a. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019. EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):5965, 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965"	https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5965	https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965	
											 
											
											
