Scientific opinion on the extension of uses of quillaia extract (E 999) as a food additive.

ABSTRACT: The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF Panel) evaluated the safety of the extension of uses of quillaia extract (E 999) as a food additive in food supplements supplied in a solid or liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children. Quillaia extract (E 999) was re-evaluated in 2019 by the EFSA FAF Panel, which derived an acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 3 mg saponins/kg bw per day for E 999, while in 2024 a follow-up of the re-evaluation was published by the FAF Panel, recommending some modifications of the existing EU specifications for quillaia extract (E 999). Currently, quillaia extract (E 999) is authorised in two food categories (FCs) i.e. FC 4.1.4 'Flavoured drinks' and FC 14.2.3 'Cider and perry' (excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry

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

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638680 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature