介绍了欧洲食品安全局(European Food Safety Authority,EFSA)有关食品用微生物菌种(Microbial Food Culture,MFC)的管理概况,为我国食品用微生物菌种管理提供参考和借鉴。欧洲食品安全局建立了安全资格认证(Qualified Presumption of Safety,QPS)体系,用于食品中微生物实施上市前的风险评估。评估内容包括微生物菌种的分类学地位、相关信息、致病性及最终用途4个方面。通过QPS认证的微生物纳入QPS列表并获授权使用,QPS列表每年更新1次。

This review introduces the management of Microbial Food Culture( MFC) in EU and aims to provide reference for the improvement of China national regulatory system in this field. In EU,Qualified Presumption of Safety( QPS) is established by European Food Safety Authority to assess the safety of MFC in the context of notifications for market authorization. And the QPS is based on four following pillars: establishing identity,body of knowledge,possible pathogenicity and end use. Authorized biological agents will be considered as"qualifications"with a recommendation for the QPS list. The list of QPS-recommended MFC is reviewed and updated annually.