Table 1.
Notifications received by EFSA, per risk assessment area and by biological group, from April until September 2017
| Risk assessment area | Not evaluated in this Statement | Evaluated in this Statement | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological group | Already QPS | Excluded for QPSa | ||
| Feed additives | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Bacteria | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Filamentous fungi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yeasts | 1 | 0 | 1b | 2 |
| Novel foods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plant protection products | 2 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| Bacteria | 1 | 9c | 0 | 10 |
| Filamentous fungi | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Oomycetes | 0 | 1d | 0 | 1 |
| Viruses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bacteria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 14 | 30 | 2 | 46 |
The number includes filamentous fungi or enterococci excluded from QPS evaluation in the 2013 QPS Opinion and also other bacterial species already excluded in the previous Panel Statement (E. coli, Streptomyces).
Notification corresponding to Komagataella phaffii previously notified as Pichia pastoris.
Eight of these notifications correspond to strains of Bacillus thuringiensis which were also kept on standby as agreed with Pesticides Unit until receipt of the full dossier (including the literature review).
Notification kept on standby as agreed with Pesticides Unit until receipt of the full dossier (including the literature review).