Biological Risks
Report on the risk assessment of botulism resulting from the consumption of vacuum-packed or modified atmosphere-packed foods.
12/2024
Report on the on the programming of biological hazard sampling at official controls.
07/2024
Report on the microbiological criteria for Vibrio cholerae, as additional control measures at border control posts, applicable to imported frozen prawns and other fishery products.
03/2024
Report on the establishment of shelf-life of certain ready-to-eat foods sliced or cut and packaged before sale in retail establishments.
06/2023
Report on fruits and vegetables that have a risk of spoilage when presented for sale to consumers in bulk.
06/2023
Report on the determination of the date of minimum durability for frozen meat in retail establishments.
09/2022
Report on the prospection of biological hazards of interest in food safety in Spain-2.
06/2022
Report on the conservation conditions of halved fruits in retail establishments.
02/2022
Report on the equivalence between the disinfection of tools in slaughterhouses and cutting rooms with hot water supplied at a temperature not less than 82 ºC, and various alternative systems of disinfection.
11/2021
Report on the safety of foods air-dried outdoors that are produced by traditional methods and which require an adjustment of the hygiene requirements that must be fulfilled.
07/2021
Report on the effectiveness of maturation for more than 60 days for goat’s cheese and cheese from other species produced from raw milk from herds where tuberculosis is detected, in order to ensure their safe consumption.
07/2021
Report on the classification of food establishments on a risk basis within the Spanish National Plan for Official Control of the Food Chain (PNCOCA 2021-2025) framework.
07/2021
Report on the time-temperature combinations necessary for the safe cooking of foods and adequate temperatures for the hot-holding and reheating of cooked foods.
02/2021
Report on cases that require additional procedures alongside the routine post-mortem inspection in slaughterhouses.
02/2021
Report on the representative sample size for post mortem inspection of poultry and farmed lagomorphs.
06/2020
Report on the suitability of the additional hygiene requirements applicable to raw milk intended for direct sale to the final consumer.
01/2020
Report regarding the verification of Listeria monocytogenes shelf-life studies for ready-to-eat foods.
02/2019
Report on the prospection of biological hazards of interest in food safety in Spain.
11/2018
Report on the microbiological and allergenic risks associated with the consumption of insects.
05/2018
Report on the programming of official controls on biological hazards.
11/2017
Report on allergy to Anisakis.
09/2016
Report on the microbiological risks associated with the consumption of certain foods for children aged 0 to 3.
11/2015
Report on the microbiological risks associated with the consumption of raw milk and raw milk-based products.
05/2015
Report on microbiological risks associated to consumption of different foods by pregnant women.
09/2014
Report on the control strategies to reduce the burden of Campylobacter spp. in fresh poultry meat (broiler).
09/2012
Report on preventative measures and applicable recommendations for avoiding possible food-borne infections caused by strains of verotoxigenic/Shiga toxin-producing/en-terohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (VTEC/STEC/EHEC).
09/2012
Report in relation to the microbiological risks associated with the consumption of fruits obtained from Fragaria spp. and Rubus spp.
09/2012
Report in regard to the risk of trichinosis through suckling pig meat consumption.
02/2012
Report in relation to the viral contamination of foodstuffs, with special emphasis on bivalve molluscs and control methods.
05/2011
Report on the shelf-life studies for Listeria monocytogenes in certain foodstuffs.
05/2011
Report on infant botulism.
05/2011
Report on the applicable microbiological criteria for pathogenic species of the genus Vibrio in imported fishery products, as additional control measures at border inspection posts (in Spanish).
02/2010
Report on biofilms and its impact on food safety (in Spanish).
02/2010
Report regarding the relation of the elimination of the fish or parts of fish on prevalence reduction of anisakiosis in humans (in Spanish).
05/2009
Report on the risk associated with the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in fresh or frozen fish (in Spanish).
05/2009
Report on the safety assessment of Bifidobacterium lactis in formulae and foods for infants and young children (in Spanish).
05/2009
Report on the evisceration of lagomorphs (in Spanish).
02/2009
Report concerning the establishment of a microbiological criteria for Salmonella in eggs meant for consumption (in Spanish).
11/2007
Report on measures to reduce the risk associated with the presence of Anisakis (in Spanish).
09/2007
Report on the food risk assessment of the avian flu virus in Spain (in Spanish).
09/2006
Report on public health criteria to consider in the procedures for the removal of the spine and the spinal marrow (in Spanish).
11/2005
Opinion concerning the factors favouring the appearance of allergy to Anisakis and applicable prevention measures (in Spanish).
02/2005