Aditivos e aromatizantes alimentares

O Painel dos Aditivos Alimentares e dos Aromatizantes (FAF)* avalia a segurança das substâncias químicas adicionadas aos alimentos e a respetiva exposição dos consumidores. O trabalho do Painel diz respeito principalmente a substâncias avaliadas pela EFSA antes de a sua utilização poder ser autorizada na UE.

Os membros do Painel FAF são cientistas de toda a Europa com experiência em:

  • Avaliação de risco químico e avaliação de segurança dos aditivos alimentares e das substâncias aromatizantes
  • Toxicologia (mamíferos): toxicidade subcrónica e crónica (estudos de dose repetida), genotoxicidade e mutagenicidade, toxicidade reprodutiva e do desenvolvimento, carcinogenicidade, alergenicidade e imunotoxicidade
  • Teste de toxicidade em animais para experiências e teste de toxicidade alternativo
  • Toxicocinética e toxicodinâmica (ADME – absorção, distribuição, metabolismo e excreção) de substâncias
  • Química (química orgânica, inorgânica, analítica e sintética), sobretudo no que se refere à identificação química e especificação das substâncias químicas
  • Avaliação da exposição e inquéritos de consumo
  • Tecnologia alimentar (processos de fabrico e utilização de aditivos alimentares)

* O Painel FAF continua o trabalho na maioria das áreas anteriormente cobertas pelo anterior Painel dos Aditivos Alimentares e Fontes de Nutrientes Adicionados a Géneros Alimentícios (ANS). Além disso, assumiu a responsabilidade pela avaliação de aromatizantes do anterior Painel CEF, tendo transferido a responsabilidade pela avaliação de fontes de nutrientes para o Painel NDA.

Membros do painel

Membros do Painel dos Aditivos Alimentares e dos Aromatizantes, 2018–2024

Composição do painel e declarações de interesses.

Working groups

Flavourings - FAF Panel

Food Additives Applications - FAF Panel

Food Additives Re-evaluation and Follow-up - FAF Panel

Re-evaluation of miscellaneous food additives - FAF Panel

Sweeteners - FAF Panel

Closed working groups

Allura Red - ANS Panel

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Application 2017-2018 - ANS Panel

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Aspartame - ANS Panel

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Assessment of carcinogenicity of sucralose - ANS Panel

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Botanicals in food

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Chemistry and Specifications - ANS Panel

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ESCO Isoflavones

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Exposure assessment - ANS Panel

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Food additives and nutrient sources 2008-2011 - ANS Panel

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Food additives and nutrient sources 2011-2014 - ANS Panel (Working Group A)

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Food additives and nutrient sources 2011-2014 - ANS Panel (Working Group B)

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Guidance on food additives - ANS Panel

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Guidance on Nutrient Sources - ANS Panel

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Isoflavones - ANS Panel

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Phosphates - ANS Panel

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Phosphates - FAF Panel

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Procedures under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 (Standing WG) - ANS Panel

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Ramazzini Institute study on aspartame in mice and methanol - ANS Panel

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Re-evaluation of Annatto extracts (E 160b) - FAF Panel

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Re-evaluation of food additives for use in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age - ANS Panel

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Re-evaluation of Food Additives other than Gums & Colours 2017-2018 - ANS Panel

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Re-evaluation of Food Colours 2017-2018 - ANS Panel

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Re-evaluation of Gums and Food Additives from Natural Sources 2017-2018 - ANS Panel

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Re-evaluation of Nitrates - Nitrites 2014-2017 - ANS Panel

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Re-evaluation of other miscellaneous food additives with 2018 deadline (Standing WG) - ANS Panel

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Re-evaluation of Starches, Celluloses and Pectins - ANS Panel

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Specifications of Food Additives - FAF Panel

Sulphur Dioxide-Sulphites (E220-228)

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Titanium dioxide (E171) - FAF Panel

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Toxicology - ANS Panel

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WG 'B' Food additives and nutrient sources 2008-2011 - ANS Panel

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WG Follow-up Tox - FAF Panel

WG on Guidance Update on Flavourings - FAF Panel

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WG on the follow-up of the re-evaluation of sorbic acid and potassium sorbate as food additives - FAF Panel

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WG on the re-evaluation of food additives permitted in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age - FAF Panel

WG on the re-evaluation of remaining food additives other than colours and sweeteners - FAF Panel

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