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. 2022 Jan 27;20(1):e07045. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7045
Species Strain EFSA risk assessment area Category Regulated product Intended usage EFSA Question No ( a ) Previous QPS status of the respective TU( b ) Assessed in this Statement? Yes or no
Algae
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Novel foods Novel Food EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00476 No Yes
Haematococcus pluvialis Novel foods Novel Food Production of algal meal and oleoresin as novel foods EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00319 No Yes
Schizochytrium aggregatum Novel foods Novel Food Production of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)‐docosa‐4,7,10,13,16,19‐hexaenoic acid; CAS# 6217‐54‐5)‐rich oil EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00168 No Yes
Schizochytrium mangrovei Novel foods Novel Food Production of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)‐docosa‐4,7,10,13,16,19‐hexaenoic acid; CAS# 6217‐54‐5)‐rich oil EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00168 No Yes
Bacteria
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Ba‐BPD1 (DSM 21836) Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer and gut flora stabiliser

Preparation containing 3 active substances, one enzyme (endo‐1,4‐β‐xylanase) and 2 viable Bacillus spp. (B. amyloliquefaciens Ba‐BPD1 (DSM 21836) and B. licheniformis PWD‐1 (ATCC 53757)).

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00312 Yes No
Bacillus licheniformis Ca63 ‐ DSM 9552, NZYM‐AY (GMM) Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings Enzyme production Production of the enzyme alpha amylase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00292 Yes No
Bacillus licheniformis Ca63 ‐ DSM 9552, NZYM‐CB (GMM) Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings Enzyme production Production of the enzyme subtilisin EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00295 Yes No
Bacillus licheniformis Ca63 ‐ DSM 9552, NZYM‐DI (GMM) Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings Enzyme production Production of the enzyme Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00225 Yes No
Bacillus licheniformis Ca63 ‐ DSM 9552, NZYM‐JQ (GMM) Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings Enzyme production Production of the enzyme glutaminase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00290 Yes No
Bacillus licheniformis Ca63 ‐ DSM 9552, NZYM‐LU (GMM) Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings Enzyme production Production of the enzyme pullulanase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00222 Yes No
Bacillus licheniformis PWD‐1 (ATCC 53757) Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer and gut flora stabiliser

Preparation containing 3 active substances, one enzyme (endo‐1,4‐β‐xylanase) and 2 viable Bacillus spp. (B. amyloliquefaciens Ba‐BPD1 (DSM 21836) and B. licheniformis PWD‐1 (ATCC 53757))

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00312 Yes No
Bacillus nakamurai F727 Plant protection products Plant Protection Product Fungicide against plant pathogenic fungi (e.g. foliar spray applications in grape, legume vegetable crops, application in the furrow lanes for planting potatoes). In particular, Plasmopara viticola, Sclerotinia spp., Rhizoctonia solani and Phytophthora erythroseptica EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00027 No No
Bacillus subtilis RH1018b, AR‐453 (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production Production of the enzyme maltogenic amylase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00299 Yes No
Bacillus subtilis RH1018b, AR‐651 (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production

Production of the enzyme alpha amylase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00307 Yes No
Bacillus velezensis ABS1704 Feed additives Zootechnical additives Gut flora stabiliser for chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species and turkeys reared for breeding EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00240 Yes No
Bacillus velezensis DSM 15544 (previously B. subtilis C‐3102) Feed additives Zootechnical additives Gut flora stabiliser for chickens reared for laying; breeding chickens; turkeys for rearing/fattening and breeding/laying; minor poultry species and all other avian species for rearing/fattening and laying/breeding EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00169 Yes No
Bacillus velezensis DSM 15544 (previously B. subtilis C‐3102) Feed additives Zootechnical additives Gut flora stabiliser for dairy cows and other dairy ruminants EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00206 Yes No
Clostridium butyricum FERM BP‐2789 Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Gut flora stabiliser

Zootechnical feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor avian species (excluding laying birds)

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00384 No No
Corynebacterium glutamicum CGMCC 17927 (GMM) Feed additives Nutritional additives

Amino acids, their salts and

analogues

Enhance L‐lysine production efficacy

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00439 Yes No
Corynebacterium glutamicum CGMCC 20516 Feed additives Nutritional additives

Amino acids, their salts and analogues

Production of L‐Arginine

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00494 Yes No
Enterococcus faecium strain WF‐3 Feed additives Zootechnical additives Gut flora stabiliser for dogs EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00383 No No
Enterococcus lactis NCIMB 10415 Feed additives Zootechnical additives Gut flora stabiliser EFSA‐Q‐2020‐00391 No Yes
Escherichia coli K12, NITE BP‐02917 (AJ111507) (GMM) Feed additives Nutritional additives

As nutritional (amino acids, their salts and analogues) and as sensory feed additives (flavouring compound).

Production of L‐lysine

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00462 No No
Escherichia coli K12, (DH1 MDO) MAP 1834 DSM 33416 (GMM) Novel foods Novel Food Production of 3‐fucosyllactose EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00354 No No
Escherichia coli K12, LE1B109_pPB129 (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production Production of the enzyme sucrose phosphorylase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00291 No No
Escherichia coli K12, LE1B109_pPB130 (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production Production of the enzyme cellobiose phosphorylase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00297 No No
Escherichia coli W (SGR5) (ATCC 9637 – ATCC, 2020) Novel foods Novel Food Production of 2′‐fucosyllactose from glucose and lactose EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00407 No No
Lacticaseibacillus casei K9‐1 Feed additives Zootechnical additives Gut flora stabiliser for dogs EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00383 Yes No
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CNCM I‐3235 (DSM 11672) Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00426 Yes No
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum

CNCM I‐3736

(DSM 11672)

Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00426 Yes No
Lactococcus lactis NCIMB 30117 Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00237 Yes No
Lentilactobacillus buchneri CNCM I‐4323 (NCIMB 40788) Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00426 Yes No
Lentilactobacillus hilgardii CNCM I‐4785 Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00426 Yes No
Levilactobacillus brevis WF‐1B Feed additives Zootechnical additives Gut flora stabiliser for dogs EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00383 Yes No
Limosilactobacillus fermentum K9‐2 Feed additives Zootechnical additives Gut flora stabiliser for dogs EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00383 Yes No
Paenibacillus lentus CMG3376 (DSM 33618) (GMM) Feed additives Technological additives

Digestibility enhancers

Production of endo‐1,4‐Beta‐D‐mannanase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00346 No Yes
Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM I‐3237 (DSM 11673) Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00426 Yes No
Pediococcus acidilactici

CNCM I‐4622

(DSM 11673)

Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00426 Yes No
Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 32292 Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00530 Yes No
Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 12455 Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00426 Yes No
Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici CNCM I‐4661 Feed additives Technological additives Silage additive EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00426 Yes No
Streptomyces cinnamonensis 28682 Feed additives Coccidiostat

Coccidiostat to be used for fattening, chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for breading.

Monensin sodium (Carrier Perlite, Calcium Carbonate)

EFSA‐Q‐2020‐00405 No No
Filamentous Fungi
Aspergillus oryzae A1560 (IFO 04177), NZYM‐BU (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production Production of the enzyme leucyl aminopeptidase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00224 No No
Aspergillus oryzae A1560 (IFO 04177), NZYM‐MK (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production Production of the enzyme carboxypeptidase D EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00223 No No
Aspergillus oryzae A1560 (IFO 04177), NZYM‐LJ (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production Production of the enzyme phospholipase A1 EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00226 No No
Aspergillus oryzae DMS 33699 Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer

Production of 6‐phytase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00342 No No
Fusarium spp. Fusarium strain flavolapis Novel foods Novel food Production of a nutritional fungi protein EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00519 No No
Mortierella alpina Novel foods Novel Food Production of arachidonic acid‐rich oil EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00317 No No
Trichoderma citrinoviride B‐125 Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer

Production of endo 1,4 betaxylanase endo 1,4 betaglucanase(cellulase)

xyloglucan‐specific‐endo‐beta‐1,4‐glucanase (xyloglucanase)

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00308 No No
Trichoderma citrinoviride Bisset IM SD 135 Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer

Production of endo‐1,4‐beta‐xylanase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00153 No No
Trichoderma reesei RF4847 (mutant deriving from Rut‐C30), AR‐352 (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production Production of the enzyme glucose oxidase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00298 No No
Trichoderma reesei RF4847 (mutant deriving from Rut‐C30), AR‐852 (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production Production of the enzyme cellulase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00306 No No
Trichoderma reesei RF7727 (GMM) Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer

Production of 6‐phytase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00313 No No
Oomycetes
Pythium oligandrum B301 Plant protection products Plant Protection Product Plant protection product on grapevine against Phaeomoniella chlamydospora EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00027 No No
Yeasts
Kluyveromyces lactis DS 00332 (parental strain), DS 38549 (recipient strain), KLA (GMM)

Food enzymes,

food additives and flavourings

Enzyme production Production of the enzyme β‐galactosidase EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00311 Yes No
Komagataella pastoris

SUNHY 002 (DSM 25376) and SUNHY 004 (DSM 26469)

(GMM)

Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer

Production of xylanase and β‐glucanase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00314 Yes No
Komagataella phaffii GS115‐VTR 001 (CGMCC 7.370) (GMM) Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer

Production of 6‐phytase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00425 Yes No
Komagataella phaffii GS115‐VTR001 (GMM) Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer

Production of 6‐phytase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00417 Yes No
Komagataella phaffii GS115‐VTR002 (CGMCC 7.371) (GMM) Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer

Production of the enzyme endo‐β‐1,4‐xylanase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00442 Yes No
Komagataella phaffii NCAIM Y001485 Feed additives Technological additives

Substances for reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins

Production of fumonisin esterase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00152 Yes No
Komagataella phaffii NCAIM Y001485 (GMM) Feed additives Technological additives

Substances for reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins

Production of fumonisin esterase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00470 Yes No
Komagataella phaffii Xyl‐2 (DSM 33574) Feed additives Zootechnical additives

Digestibility enhancer and gut flora stabiliser

Production of Endo‐1,4‐β‐xylanase

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00312 Yes No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Feed additives Zootechnical additives Gut flora stabiliser for rabbits EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00382 Yes No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Feed additives Technological additives Substances for reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00470 Yes No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae CEN.PK113‐7D (GMM) Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings Enzyme production Production of the food additive steviol glycosides (E960) EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00357 Yes No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae CEN.PK113‐7D (GMM) Novel foods Novel Food Production of 2′‐fucosyllactose EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00415 Yes No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I‐1079 Feed additives Zootechnical additives Digestibility enhancers and gut flora stabilisers EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00429 Yes No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae SC0639 (DS 67494) (GMM) Feed additives Nutritional additives

Vitamins, pro‐vitamins and chemically well‐defined substances having similar effect

Production of 5,7,24‐cholestatrienol (precursor of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D3)

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00341 Yes No
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y03‐0 Feed additives Nutritional additives

Compounds of trace elements

Production of selenised yeast

EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00309 Yes No
Yarrowia lipolytica GMM Food enzymes, food additives and flavourings Enzyme production Production of the food additive steviol glycosides (E960) EFSA‐Q‐2021‐00356 Yes No
(a)

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(b)

Included in the QPS list as adopted in December 2019 (EFSA BIOHAZ Panel, 2020) and respective updates which include new additions (latest: EFSA BIOHAZ Panel, 2022).