Open AccessEvaluation of trial descriptions of strains of Bacillus licheniformis and Aspergillus niger genetically modified with alpha‐amylase gene(s)
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2284
Subject(s) - bacillus licheniformis , aspergillus niger , novel food , alpha amylase , genetically modified organism , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , aspergillus , food safety , biology , food additive , amylase , enzyme , gene , biochemistry , genetics , bacillus subtilis , bacteria
Following a request from the Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products (AMFEP), the European Food Safety Authority was asked to deliver a scientific assessment on trial descriptions of hypothetical strains of Bacillus licheniformis and Aspergillus niger modified with additional alpha‐amylase gene(s). These two trial descriptions consider several scenarios with genetically modified B. licheniformis and A. niger strains. Recommendations are herein provided on how to assemble a data set necessary for the risk assessment of these strains and derived products.