Extensive Literature Search Protocol - 2019 QPS update
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Protocol for Extensive literature search (ELS), relevance screening and article evaluation for the maintenance and update of list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food an feed An ELS of studies related to safety concerns for humans, animals, plants and/or the environment ofmicroorganisms recommended for the Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) 2022 list will be performed.The process will be performed according to the following main steps: ELS for potentially relevant citations; Relevance screening to select the citations identified by the literature search, based on titles andabstract and then full text; Evaluation of articles according to pre-specified categories of possible safety concerns; Discussion between experts to come to collective expert evaluation of the outcome, reflected in theQPS Opinion and Panel Statements.Considering the purpose of the QPS approach, a broad search will be performed.The review questions will be broken down into key elements using the PECO conceptual model: Population of interest (P) Exposure of interest (E) Comparator (C) Outcomes of interest (O). Notes: - to 10 July 2023 version: The protocol has been updated to reflect additions to the QPS list and changes in taxonomy. - to 27 January 2022 version: The protocol has been updated to reflect additions to the QPS list and changes in taxonomy. - to 25 Jan. 2023 version: protocol related to QPS Part 17, ON-7746. - to 10 July 2023 version: protocol related to QPS Part 18, ON-8092.
Authors: EFSA BIOHAZ Panel, Koutsoumanis, Kostas, Allende, Ana, Alvarez-Ordóñez, Avelino, Bolton, Declan, Bover-Cid, Sara, Chemaly, Marianne, Davies, Robert, De Cesare, Alessandra, Hilbert, Friederike, Lindqvist, Roland, Nauta, Maarten, Peixe, Luisa, Ru, Giuseppe, Simmons, Marion, Skandamis, Panagiotis, Suffredini, Elisabetta, Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro, Fernández Escámez, Pablo Salvador, Maradona, Miguel Prieto, Querol, Amparo, Sijtsma, Lolke, Suarez, Juan Evaristo, Sundh, Ingvar, Vlak, Just, Barrizzone, Fulvio, Hempen, Michaela, Correia, Sandra, Herman, Lieve
Institutions: European Food Safety Authority, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de León, Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Animal and Plant Health Agency, University of Bologna, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, National Food Administration, Technical University of Denmark, Universidade do Porto, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Agricultural University of Athens, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Wageningen University & Research, Universidad de Oviedo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Flemish Community
Language: English
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6949722176