欧盟再次评估黄原胶作为食品添加剂的安全性

　　 据欧盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，应欧委会要求，欧盟食品安全局再次评估了黄原胶作为食品添加剂的安全性。

　　 欧盟食品添加剂和营养小组（ANS）进行评估认为，在毒理学数据与暴露数据的基础之上，黄原胶（E 415）作为食品添加剂对普通人群是安全的，不会对人体健康构成影响，无需制定每日允许摄入量（ADI）。然而对黄原胶的再次评估不适用于12周以下的婴儿。

　　 部分原文报道如下：

　　 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.