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Opinion of the Scientific Panel on biological hazards (BIOHAZ) related to Clostridium spp in foodstuffs

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Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on a request from the Commission related to Clostridium spp in foodstuffs. The EFSA Journal (2005) 199, 1–65

Panel members: Herbert Budka, Sava Buncic, Pierre Colin, John D Collins, Christian Ducrot, James Hope, Mac Johnston, Günter Klein, Hilde Kruse, Ernst Lücker, Simone Magnino, Riitta Liisa Maijala, Antonio Martínez López, Christophe Nguyen‐The, Birgit Noerrung, Servé Notermans, George‐John E Nychas, Maurice Pensaert, Terence Roberts, Ivar Vågsholm, Emmanuel Vanopdenbosch

Acknowledgement: The Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards wishes to acknowledge the contribution of the working group that prepared the draft opinion: Frans M. van Leusden, Servé Notermans (chair) and Terence Roberts (rapporteur)

Adoption date: 9 March 2005

Published date: 14 April 2005

Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2004‐009

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