Table 1.
Notifications received by EFSA, per risk assessment area and by biological group, from October 2020 to March 2021
| Risk assessment area | Not evaluated in this Statement | Evaluated in this Statementb | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological group | Already QPS | Excluded in QPSa | ||
| Feed | 39 | 13 | 3 | 55 |
| Bacteria | 35 | 5 | 2 | 42 |
| Filamentous fungi | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Yeasts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Novel foods | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Bacteria | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Filamentous fungi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Protists/Algae | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yeasts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Plant protection products | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bacteria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filamentous fungi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Viruses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| Bacteria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Filamentous fungi | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Yeasts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Genetically modified organism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacteria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 27 | 7 | 78 |
QPS: qualified presumption of safety.
The number includes 16 notifications of filamentous fungi, 1 of Enterococcus faecium (bacterium), 7 of Escherichia coli (bacterium) and 1 of Streptomyces spp. (bacterium), all excluded from QPS evaluation, as well as 1 of Dyella spp. and 1 of Schizochytrium sp. strain CABIO‐A‐2 which are only a genus or strain and not a species and therefore not suitable for the QPS approach.
Seven notifications corresponding to seven TUs, two were last evaluated in 2020 (Corynebacterium stationis and Kodamaea ohmeri) and five were evaluated for the first time (Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus, Bacillus paralicheniformis, Enterobacter hormaechei, Eremothecium ashbyi and Lactococcus garvieae).