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Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feeds as notified to EFSA
Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino; Bortolaia, Valeria et al.
Publications
2026
Research article2026Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 23: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2025
Allende, Ana; Alvarez-ordonez, Avelino; Bortolaia, Valeria et al.
2025
Research article2025Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 21: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2024
Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino; Bortolaia, Valeria et al.
Research article2025Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 22: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2025
Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino; Bortolaia, Valeria et al.
2024
Research article2024Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 19: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2023
Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
Research article2024Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 20: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2024
Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
2023
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Political deafness may impede transition to biological control
Stenberg, Johan A.; Becher, Paul G.; Jonsson, Mattias et al.
Research article2023Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 17: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2022
Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
Research article2023Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 18: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2023
Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
Research article2023Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA
Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
2022
Research article2022Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of QPS-recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 16: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2022
Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
Research article2022Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 15: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2021
Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
2021
Research article2021Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 13: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2020
Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
Research article2021Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 14: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2021
Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
Review article2021Peer reviewedOpen access
When is it biological control? A framework of definitions, mechanisms, and classifications
Stenberg, Johan A.; Sundh, Ingvar; Becher, Paul G. et al.
Review article2021Peer reviewedOpen access
Reaping the Benefits of Microorganisms in Cropping Systems: Is the Regulatory Policy Adequate?
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Research article2021Peer reviewedOpen access
Why has the authorization of microbial biological control agents been slower in the EU than in comparable jurisdictions?
Sundh, Ingvar; Eilenberg, Jorgen.
2020
Research article2020Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 12: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2020
Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
Research article2020Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019
Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
Research article2020Peer reviewedOpen access
Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS- recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA (2017–2019)
Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
2019
Report2019Open access
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Research article2019Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 10: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2019
Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordonez, Avelino et al.
Research article2019Peer reviewedOpen access
Sense and nonsense of the secondary metabolites data requirements in the EU for beneficial microbial control agents
Scheepmaker, Jacqueline W. A.; Busschers, Marloes; Sundh, Ingvar et al.
Review article2019Peer reviewedOpen access
The qualified presumption of safety assessment and its role in EFSA risk evaluations: 15 years past
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2018
Research article2018Peer reviewedOpen access
Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 7: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2017
Ricci, Antonia; Allende, Ana; Bolton, Declan et al.