Safety evaluation of the food enzyme glutaminase from the genetically modified Bacillus subtilis strain Glu3‐3
EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L M Solano, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Jaime Aguilera, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Daniel · 2026
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The EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes presents a 2026 safety opinion on a glutaminase enzyme made by a modified bacterium for use in food making. The enzyme is meant for seven processes, and exposure in Europe was estimated at modest daily levels. No match to known allergens was found, though a small allergy risk cannot be ruled out.
One gap blocked a clean verdict. The maker did not prove the enzyme is free of DNA from the production strain, which carries copies of drug resistance genes. No living cells were found, and no other concern arose. Still, without proof on DNA, the panel could not conclude the enzyme is safe.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L M Solano, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Jaime Aguilera, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Daniel |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |