Following a request by EFSA, the Scientific Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) carried out a new exposure assessment of lutein (E 161b) as a food colour, based on corrected data provided by the food industry. In 2010 the ANS ...
In this statement the EFSA GMO Panel responds to a request from the European Commission on whether data provided within application RX-MON810 on maize MON810 are sufficient to conclude on the safety of MON810 pollen as or in food and, if it is the case, t ...
In 2010, the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provided a scientific opinion on the safety of calcium lignosulphonate (40-65) when used as a carrier for vitamins and carotenoids i ...
Having evaluated the data provided on representatives for chemical subgroup 1.1.1 of FGE.19, the CEF Panel decided not to adopt a full scientific opinion and emphasized the need of data according to the genotoxicity test strategy adopted by the CEF Panel ...
Two new articles have been published in the scientific literature, describing potential adverse health effects of sweeteners. The first article by Halldorsson et al. (2010) suggests an association between consumption of artificially sweetened soft drinks ...
No abstract available Keywords: Flavourings, data required, risk assessment, 90 day study doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.1985 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2010-01492 Journal Number: EFSA Journal 2011;9(2):1985 Panels: Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes an ...
Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food delivers a statement on the divergence between the risk assessment of lycopene by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Joint FAO/ ...