Table 1.
Notifications received by EFSA, per risk assessment area and by biological group, from October 2018 and March 2019
| Risk assessment area | Not evaluated in this Statement | Evaluated in this Statement | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological group | Already QPS | Excluded in QPSa | ||
| Feed additives | 15 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| Bacteria | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| Filamentous fungi | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Yeasts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Novel foods | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Bacteria | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Yeasts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Algae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Plant protection products | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bacteria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Filamentous fungi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Viruses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bacteria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Filamentous fungi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 20 | 8 | 47 |
QPS: qualified presumption of safety.
a
The number includes 11 notifications of filamentous fungi excluded from QPS evaluation in the 2013 QPS Opinion and 9 notifications of E. coli (bacterium) already excluded in the Panel Statement adopted in December 2016 (EFSA BIOHAZ Panel et al., 2017a).