Re-evaluation of xanthan gum (E 415) as a food additive.

ABSTRACT: The Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) provides a scientific opinion re-evaluating the safety of xanthan gum (E 415) as food additive. Following the conceptual framework for the risk assessment of certain food additives re-evaluated under Commission Regulation (EU) No 257/2010, the Panel considered that adequate exposure and toxicity data were available. Based on the reported use levels, a refined exposure of up to 64 mg/kg bw per day in children for the general population, 38 mg/kg bw per day for children consumers only of food supplements at the high level exposure and 115 mg/kg bw per day for infants consuming foods for special medical purposes and special formulae (FSMPs), were estimated. Xanthan gum (E 415) is unlikely to be absorbed intact and is expecte

SUBMITTER: EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7009887 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature