Journal article
Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) is a generic risk assessment approach applied by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Division of Microbiology and Risk Assessment, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark1
National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark2
Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark3
Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark4
Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) is a generic risk assessment approach applied by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to notified biological agents aiming at simplifying risk assessments across different scientific Panels and Units. The aim of this review is to outline the implementation and value of the QPS assessment for EFSA and to explain its principles such as the unambiguous identity of a taxonomic unit, the body of knowledge including potential safety concerns and how these considerations lead to a list of biological agents recommended for QPS which EFSA keeps updated through an annual scientific review and assessment.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Year: | 2010 |
Pages: | 425-435 |
ISSN: | 18793053 , 09242244 and 09680020 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tifs.2010.07.003 |
ORCIDs: | Licht, Tine Rask and Thrane, Ulf |