Re-evaluation of konjac gum (E 425 i) and konjac glucomannan (E 425 ii) as food additives.

ABSTRACT: The present opinion deals with the re-evaluation of konjac (E 425), comprising konjac gum (E 425 i) and konjac glucomannan (E 425 ii) when used as food additives. 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 current use of konjac (E 425) was limited in all food categories to maximum permitted level (MPL) of 10 g/kg, and that the calculated indicative refined exposure assessment for all population groups was below 0.1 mg/kg body weight (bw) per day for the general population (mean and high level). Konjac gum and konjac glucomannan were unlikely to be absorbed intact and were significantly fermented by intestinal microbiota. The available database on toxicological stud

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

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7009929 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature