EFSA RAISES ALARM ON NEW ADDITIVES
May 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLA EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) expert group has raised concerns about methods used by the food industry to measure exposure of consumers to flavourings during market safety trials. In a study of flavourings including aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic ethers (plus anisole derivatives), EFSA's scientific panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food criticised Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDIs) methods, looking at average consumption of a flavouring. The panel said by taking into ...
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