Re-evaluation of polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (E 475) as a food additive.

ABSTRACT: The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) provides a scientific opinion re-evaluating the safety of polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (PEFA) (E 475) when used as a food additive. In 1978, the Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) endorsed an acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 25 mg/kg body weight (bw) per day previously established by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). Absorption of intact PEFA in the gastrointestinal tract was extremely low. PEFA was rapidly and almost fully hydrolysed to polyglycerols and fatty acids in the gastrointestinal tract. The safety of polyglycerols and specific fatty acids has recently been assessed and no adverse effects were identified in the available studies. No adverse effects of PEFA at any dose have

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

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7010213 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature