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List of approved starter cultures

Effective 29 October 2015 to 29 April 2017

List of approved starter cultures

Acetobacter spp.

Dekkera spp.

Penicillium funiculosum

Streptomyces olivaceus

Aspergillus oryzae

Enterococcus durans

Penicillium roqueforti (syn. Penicillium roquefortii)

Streptomyces olivochromogenes

Aspergillus niger

Enterococcus faecalis

Phaffia spp.

Streptomyces murinus

Bacillus acidopullulyticus

Enterococcus faecium

Pichia spp.

Streptomyces mobaraensis (syn. Streptoverticillium mobaraensis)

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

Geotrichum candidum

Propionibacterium spp.

Streptomyces rubiginosus

Bacillus coagulans

Hansenula spp.

Rhizopus spp.

Streptomyces violaceoruber

Bacillus halodurans

Hasagawaea spp.

Saccharomyces spp.

Talaromyces emersonii (syn. Penicillium emersonii)

Bacillus licheniformis

Humicola insolens

Schizosaccharomyces spp.

Torulaspora spp.

Bacillus subtilis

Hypopichia spp.

Schwanniomyces spp.

Torulopsis spp.

Baker’s yeast

Issatchenkia spp.

Staphylococcus carnosus

Trichoderma harzianum

Bifidobacterium spp.

Kluyveromyces spp.

Staphylococcus xylosus

Trichoderma reesei (syn. Trichoderma longibrachiatum)

Brevibacterium linens

Lactic acid bacteria

Streptococcus cremoris

Trichoderma viride

Brewer’s yeast

Lactobacillus spp.

Streptococcus diacetilactis

Wine culture

Candida spp.

Lactococcus spp.

Streptococcus durans

Yoghurt/Kefir culture

Chaetomium gracile

Leuconostoc spp. (syn. Oenococcus spp.)

Streptococcus faecalis

Zygoascus spp.

Citeromyces spp.

Monascus spp.

Streptococcus lactis

Zygosaccharomyces spp.

Clavispora spp.

Pediococcus pentasaceus

Streptococcus salivarius

Debaryomyces spp.

Penicillium camemberti (syn. Penicillium camembertii)

Streptococcus thermophilus

Derivatives of these approved starter cultures (including enzymes) may also be imported under the import conditions of this case.
Approved starter cultures (and derivatives) must not be imported on a whole seed/grain or animal derived carrier (other than lactose).