Call for input data for the Exposure Assessment of Food Enzymes - 24th Call
24th Call: Input data for the Exposure Assessment of Food Enzymes
Food manufacturing process
- Production of soya sauce
Soya sauce is not widely used as a seasoning agent in Europe at present. However, EFSA has received a number of enzyme dossiers for their uses in soya sauce production. This call considers enzymatic treatments of soya beans to obtain soya sauce.
Food products containing soya sauce as an ingredient could not be easily identified in the EFSA Raw Primary Commodity (RPC) model[1]. Consequently, the selection of food categories was further aided by information available in databases such as Mintel’s Global New Products Database.
Instruction for completing the attached MS Excel ® file
EFSA is seeking your feedback on the information listed in the Excel file concerning the FoodEx categories(column B), and the associated technical factors for the production of soya sauce (columns D-F).
For FoodEx categories (column B), should any food group be excluded? Or are there any food groups missing from the list?
In column H, please indicate ‘Remove’ for food groups to be excluded, and list any additionally proposed food groups with the corresponding FoodEx category at the end of this column.
The FoodEx categories are available in the FoodEx list (Sheet 3).
In columns D-F, the average technical conversion factor (f1) and the average recipe fractions (f2) and the percentage of FoodEx category containing soya sauce (f3) mainly derived from the EFSA RPC Model and open information sources are listed.
If you do not agree with any one of the listed technical factors, keeping in mind that there can be some variation between foods in each category, please propose an alternative average factor for the respective FoodEx category in columns I-K.
For transparency purposes, please provide a short text using columns L-O to justify any feedback given. Any references should be provided in the last column.
Submission of data
Data should be submitted directly to EFSA using the dedicated e-mail address for this service: RAL [at] efsa.europa.eu (RAL[at]efsa[dot]europa[dot]eu). This mailbox is also the contact point for any technical support/advice you need for the reporting of this data.
Please, be informed that data should be submitted only via internet-based platforms (i.e. we-transfer). EFSA will no longer accept attachments.
[1] EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Dujardin B and Kirwan L,2019.Technical report on the raw primary commodity (RPC) model: strengthening EFSA’s capacity to assess dietary exposure at different levels of the food chain, from raw primary commodities to foods as consumed. EFSA supporting publication 2019:EN-1532. 30pp. doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2019.EN-1532