Review Article
Mattia Pia Arena, Daniela F
Abstract
Lactobacillus plantarum as a Strategy for an In situ Production of Vitamin B2 The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has recently introduced a system for a pre-market safety assessment of selected taxonomic groups of microorganisms leading to a Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS), European equivalent of the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status. Several species of food-related lactic acid bacteria (LAB) associated with food, have obtained a QPS status.