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RECERCAT author EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) author Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos author Allende, Ana author Bolton, Declan author Bover-Cid, Sara author Chemaly, Marianne author Herman, Lieve author Hilbert, Friederike author Lindqvist, Roland author Nauta, Maarten author Nonno, Romolo author Peixe, Luisa author Skandamis, Panagiotis author Ru, Giuseppe author Simmons, Marion author De Cesare, Alessandra author Fernandez Escamez, Pablo author Suffredini, Elisabetta author Ortiz-Pelaez, Angel author Alvarez Ordonez, Avelino other Indústries Alimentàries group Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària 2025-10-22T11:21:37Z 2025-10-22T11:21:37Z 2024-04-26 Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos, Ana Allende, Declan Bolton, Sara Bover‐Cid, Marianne Chemaly, Lieve Herman, and Friederike Hilbert et al. 2024. "Evaluation of alternative methods of tunnel composting (submitted by the European Composting Network) II". EFSA Journal 22 (4). doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8745. 1831-4732 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/2977 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8745 Two alternative methods for producing compost in a tunnel, from certain category (Cat.) 3 animal by-products (ABP) and other non-ABP material, were assessed. The first method proposed a minimum temperature of 55°C for 72 h and the second 60°C for 48 h, both with a maximum particle size of 200 mm. The assessment of the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) exclusively focused on Cat. 3 ABP materials (catering waste and processed foodstuffs of animal origin no longer intended for human consumption). The proposed composting processes were evaluated for their efficacy to achieve a reduction of at least 5 log10 of Enterococcus faecalis and Salmonella Senftenberg (775W, H2S negative) and at least 3 log10 of relevant thermoresistant viruses. The applicant provided a list of biological hazards that may enter the composting process and selected parvoviruses as the indicator of the thermoresistant viruses. The evidence provided by the applicant included: (a) literature data on thermal inactivation of biological hazards; (b) results from validation studies on the reduction of E. faecalis, Salmonella Senftenberg 775W H2S negative and canine parvovirus carried out in composting plants across Europe; (c) and experimental data from direct measurements of reduction of infectivity of murine parvovirus in compost material applying the time/temperature conditions of the two alternative methods. The evidence provided showed the capacity of the proposed alternative methods to reduce E. faecalis and Salmonella Senftenberg 775W H2S negative by at least 5 log10, and parvoviruses by at least 3 log10. The BIOHAZ Panel concluded that the two alternative methods under assessment can be considered to be equivalent to the processing method currently approved in the Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. eng Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Evaluation of alternative methods of tunnel composting (submitted by the European Composting Network) II info:eu-repo/semantics/article