Biological hazards working groups

Overview of planned meetings 

Name Minutes (last update) Composition
Application for new alternative biodiesel process for rendered fat of Cat 1 (EFSA-Q-2017-00136) 14 June 2017 Members and declarations
Update of the list of QPS recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA (2017-19) (M-2016-0211) 15 June 2017 Members and declarations
Chronic Wasting Disease - CWD - (EFSA-Q-2016-00387; EFSA-Q-2016-00411) 16 June 2017 Members and declarations
Dyes in aquaculture Available soon Members and declarations
Requirements for development of microbiological criteria (EFSA-Q-2016-00227) 19 June 2017 Members and declarations
European baseline survey of norovirus in oysters Available soon Members and declarations
Indicators AMR & AM use (EFSA-Q-2016-00638) 17 July 2017 Members and declarations
Listeria monocytogenes contamination of ready-to-eat foods (EFSA-Q-2015-00597) 4 July 2017 Members and declarations
Request for scientific and technical assistance on the baseline survey of Norovirus in oysters 11 February 2016 Members and declarations

 

Past working groups

Annual DoIs of former EFSA experts are available on request.

Name Minutes (last update)
Proposed EU minimum quality requirements for water reuse in agricultural irrigation and aquifer recharge 24 May 2017
Genetic resistance to TSEs in goats (EFSA-Q-2016-00268) 4 July 2017
Integrated analysis of antimicrobial agents consumption and antimicrobial resistance occurrence
Public health risks associated with Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) as a food-borne pathogen (EFSA-Q-2016-00315) 23 May 2017
BSE cases born after the total feed ban (EFSA-Q-2016-00350) 23 May 2017
European Union Summary Report on TSE Members and declarations
The evaluation of the NExBTL process as an alternative method for treatment of rendered animal fat (Neste Oil) 15 September 2015
Listex P100 treatment of ready to eat foods 1 July 2016
HACCP (EFSA-Q-2015-00593) 19 December 2016
Reduction of the need to use antimicrobials 10 November 2016
Update of the list of Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 10 November 2016
Heat treatment of bivalve molluscs 21 December 2015
AMR Milk Feed calves (EFSA-Q-2015-00611) 18 November 2016
Public health risks Bacillus in foodstuffs 17 May 2016
Negligible risk classical scrapie 16 October 2015
ABPs - colostrum treatment by microfiltration 4 May 2015 
Growth of spoilage bacteria during storage and transport of meat (EFSA-Q-2015-00163) 14 April 2016
Clarification on the scientific opinion on the public health risks related to the maintenance of the cold chain during storage and transport of meat  
BSE - Croatia 13 January 2016
Public health risks Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAggEC) 7 December 2015
Assessment of ABPs 8 February 2012
Atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) 3 July 2014
Carbapenem resistance in food animal ecosystems 8 November 2013
Fish storage 27 May 2015 
Evaluation of the NExBTL process as an alternative method for treatment of rendered animal fat (NESTE OIL) 16 October 2015
Hatchery waste 16 October 2015
Genetic resistance to scrapie in Cyprus 20 September 2012
Tracing of food items in connection to the multinational Hepatitis A virus outbreak in Europe 1 July 2014
Meat inspection: bovines 29 April 2013
Meat inspection: small ruminants 6 March 2013
Meat Inspection: solipeds 13 March 2013
Public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat: farmed game 30 January 2013
Sample size BSE monitoring 20 September 2012
Scientific coordination group on meat inspection 11 March 2013
Scrapie situation in the EU after 10 years of monitoring and control in sheep and goats 4 June 2014
Stakehoders' technical hearing on meat inspection in bovines  
Stakehoders' technical hearing on meat inspection of farmed game 15 May 2012
Application for a revision of the annual monitoring programme for BSE from Norway 19 July 2013
Bioreduction 24 Semptember 2013
Development of risk ranking tool 27 November 2014
BSE risk in bovine intestine and mesentery 13 December 2013
Mechanically separated meat 14 February 2013
QPS 2012 update 29 October 2012
Risk of transmission of Ebola Virus (EBOV) via the food chain 24 October 2014
Risk of transmission of EBOV via the food chain - part 2 10 February 2015
Risk posed by pathogens in food of non-animal origin 1 October 2014
Transport of meat 2 April 2014
The risk posed by pathogens in foods of non-animal origin 3 November 2014
Risk of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) via in embryo transfer in sheep 21 November 2012
Safety and efficacy of peroxyacetic acid for reduction of pathogens on poultry 24 February 2014
Verotoxinogenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) Austria 4 February 2013
Molecular typing 25 June 2014
Molecular typing methods of food-borne pathogens 19 November 2013
Public health risks of table eggs due to deterioration and development of pathogens 6 June 2014
Growth of spoilage bacteria during storage and transport of meat 8 July 2015
Raw milk 17 October 2014
Antimicrobial consumption and resistance  
Epidemiological indicators for meat inspection of cattle 27 May 2013
Epidemiological indicators for meat inspection of farmed game 5 June 2013
Epidemiological indicators for meat inspection of solipeds 27 May 2013
Epidemiological indicators for meat inspection of poultry

31 May 2012

Subgroup on case studies

Subgroup on ESBL

Epidemiological indicators for meat inspection of small ruminants

24 June 2013

Subgroup on Mycobacteria

Analysis of the baseline survey on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods

  • Subgroup on predictive models for Listeria growth of the Working Group on the analysis of the baseline survey on the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in certain RTE foods

11 August 2014

4 November 2013

Analytical methods for biological agents 20 March 2013
Food-borne outbreaks reporting specifications 8 October 2013
Harmonised monitoring of AMR 22 May 2012
Harmonised monitoring of MRSA 13 September 2012
Zoonotic potential scrapie 8 July 2015

Molecular typing data collection

  • Sub-group (A) of Working Group on the collection of data on molecular testing in food/animal isolates of food-borne infections
  • Sub-group (B) of Working Group on the collection of data on molecular testing in food/animal isolates of food-borne infections

16 October 2014

18 July 2013

18 July 2013