Scientific opinion on the renewal of the authorisation of proFagus Smoke R709 (SF-008) as a smoke flavouring Primary Product.

ABSTRACT: The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) was requested to evaluate the safety of the smoke flavouring Primary Product proFagus Smoke R709 (SF-008), for which a renewal application was submitted in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003. This opinion refers to the assessment of data submitted on chemical characterisation, dietary exposure and genotoxicity of the Primary Product. ProFagus Smoke R709 is obtained by pyrolysis of beech and oak wood as main source materials. The panel concluded that the compositional data provided on the Primary Product are adequate. At the maximum proposed use levels, dietary exposure estimates calculated with DietEx ranged from 0.8 to 12.2 mg/kg body weight (bw) per day at the mean and from 2.3 to 51.4 mg/kg bw per day at t

SUBMITTER: EFSA Panel name on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10652699 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature