{"id":820,"date":"2025-01-10T11:54:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T10:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genoscreen.fr\/efsa-qps-list-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:44:30","slug":"efsa-qps-list-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genoscreen.fr\/en\/news\/efsa-qps-list-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the QPS list?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\">The<strong> European Food Safety Authority<\/strong> (EFSA ) plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of the food and feed supply chain. A key element in this process is the<strong> Qualified Presumption of Safety<\/strong> (QPS) list.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This list streamlines the<strong> safety assessment of microorganisms used in food and feed production<\/strong>. When compiling a safety dossier (whether for Food Enzymes, Feed Additives, Novel Food or Plant Protection Products), a thorough understanding of the QPS list is essential for efficient product development and regulatory compliance. GenoScreen, with its expertise in microbial genomics applied to regulatory dossiers, supports companies in navigating the QPS process and ensuring the safety of their products.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source:<br \/>EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Ricci A, Allende A,Bolton D, Chemaly M, Davies R, Girones R, Koutsoumanis K, Lindqvist R, N\u00f8rrung B, Robertson L, Ru G,Fernandez Escamez PS, Sanaa M, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Snary E, Speybroeck N, Ter Kuile B, Threlfall J,Wahlstr\u20acom H, Cocconcelli PS, Peixe L, Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak J, Barizzone F,Correia S and Herman L, 2018. Statement on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agentsintentionally added to food or feed as noti\ufb01ed to EFSA 7: suitability of taxonomic units noti\ufb01ed to EFSAuntil September 2017. EFSA Journal 2018;16(1):5131, 43 pp<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA ) plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of the food and feed supply chain. 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