Guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms in support of the risk assessment of products used in the food chain.

EFSA Scientific Committee

doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9705

Guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms in support of the risk assessment of products used in the food chain.

EFSA Scientific Committee

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This document provides guidance to assist in the preparation of applications for regulated products to be used in the food chain containing, made from or produced by using microorganisms, genetically modified or not, that are subject to risk assessment within EFSA's remit before their placement on the EU market. This guidance focuses on the scientific requirements to characterise the microorganisms and, to some extent, their products. It provides the basis for hazard identification in support of the risk assessment of microorganisms and establishes the data requirements to conduct the risk assessment.

Oorspronkelijke taal	Engels
Tijdschrift	EFSA Journal
Volume	23
Exemplaarnummer	11
ISSN	1831-4732
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9705
Publicatiestatus	Gepubliceerd - 1-nov.-2025

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food chain
hazard
microorganisms
regulated products
risk assessment

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Appendix J: ECOFFinder Non-Linear Regressions fitting distributions of the MIC values retrieved for fungi
EFSA Scientific Committee (Andere), Hougaard Bennekou, S. (Andere), Allende, A. (Andere), Bearth, A. (Andere), Casacuberta, J. (Andere), Castle, L. (Andere), Coja, T. (Andere), Crépet, A. (Andere), Halldorsson, T. I. (Andere), Hoogenboom, R. (Andere), Jokelainen, P. (Andere), Knutsen, H. K. (Andere), Lambré, C. (Andere), Nielsen, S. S. (Andere), Turck, D. (Andere), Civera, A. V. (Andere), Villa, R. E. (Andere), Zorn, H. (Andere), Aguilera Gómez, M. (Andere), Brétagne, S. (Andere), Christensen, H. (Andere), Cocconcelli, P. S. (Andere), Herman, L. (Andere), Prieto-Maradona, M. (Andere), Mayo, B. (Andere), Peláez, C. (Andere), Saarela, M. (Andere), Sánchez Serrano, J. (Andere), Vernis, L. (Andere), Yurkov, A. (Andere), Aguilera, J. (Andere), Anguita, M. (Andere), Bozzi Cionci, N. (Andere), Brozzi, R. (Andere), Correia, S. (Andere), García-Cazorla, Y. (Andere), Istace, F. (Andere), Pettenati, E. (Andere), Revez, J. (Andere), Schoonjans, R. (Andere), Valeri, P. (Andere) & Glandorf, B. (Andere), Zenodo, 4-nov.-2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17437557
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Appendix K: Raw data utilized in the ECOFFinder Non-Linear Regression Modelling for Fungal Species
EFSA Scientific Committee (Andere), Hougaard Bennekou, S. (Andere), Allende, A. (Andere), Bearth, A. (Andere), Casacuberta, J. (Andere), Castle, L. (Andere), Coja, T. (Andere), Crépet, A. (Andere), Halldorsson, T. I. (Andere), Hoogenboom, R. (Andere), Jokelainen, P. (Andere), Knutsen, H. K. (Andere), Lambré, C. (Andere), Nielsen, S. S. (Andere), Turck, D. (Andere), Civera, A. V. (Andere), Villa, R. E. (Andere), Zorn, H. (Andere), Aguilera Gómez, M. (Andere), Brétagne, S. (Andere), Christensen, H. (Andere), Cocconcelli, P. S. (Andere), Herman, L. (Andere), Prieto-Maradona, M. (Andere), Mayo, B. (Andere), Peláez, C. (Andere), Saarela, M. (Andere), Sánchez Serrano, J. (Andere), Vernis, L. (Andere), Yurkov, A. (Andere), Aguilera, J. (Andere), Anguita, M. (Andere), Bozzi Cionci, N. (Andere), Brozzi, R. (Andere), Correia, S. (Andere), García-Cazorla, Y. (Andere), Istace, F. (Andere), Pettenati, E. (Andere), Revez, J. (Andere), Schoonjans, R. (Andere), Valeri, P. (Andere) & Glandorf, B. (Andere), Zenodo, 4-nov.-2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17453952
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Appendix C: Cut-off values (mg/L) for bacterial species most commonly notified to EFSA
EFSA Scientific Committee (Andere), Hougaard Bennekou, S. (Andere), Allende, A. (Andere), Bearth, A. (Andere), Casacuberta, J. (Andere), Castle, L. (Andere), Coja, T. (Andere), Crépet, A. (Andere), Halldorsson, T. I. (Andere), Hoogenboom, R. (Andere), Jokelainen, P. (Andere), Knutsen, H. K. (Andere), Lambré, C. (Andere), Nielsen, S. S. (Andere), Turck, D. (Andere), Civera, A. V. (Andere), Villa, R. E. (Andere), Zorn, H. (Andere), Aguilera Gómez, M. (Andere), Brétagne, S. (Andere), Christensen, H. (Andere), Cocconcelli, P. S. (Andere), Herman, L. (Andere), Prieto-Maradona, M. (Andere), Mayo, B. (Andere), Peláez, C. (Andere), Saarela, M. (Andere), Sánchez Serrano, J. (Andere), Vernis, L. (Andere), Yurkov, A. (Andere), Aguilera, J. (Andere), Anguita, M. (Andere), Bozzi Cionci, N. (Andere), Brozzi, R. (Andere), Correia, S. (Andere), García-Cazorla, Y. (Andere), Istace, F. (Andere), Pettenati, E. (Andere), Revez, J. (Andere), Schoonjans, R. (Andere), Valeri, P. (Andere) & Glandorf, B. (Andere), Zenodo, 4-nov.-2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17407716
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Guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms in support of the risk assessment of products used in the food chain.

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Appendix J: ECOFFinder Non-Linear Regressions fitting distributions of the MIC values retrieved for fungi

Appendix K: Raw data utilized in the ECOFFinder Non-Linear Regression Modelling for Fungal Species

Appendix C: Cut-off values (mg/L) for bacterial species most commonly notified to EFSA

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