Re‐evaluation of calcium carbonate (E 170) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for all population groups
Abstract Calcium carbonate (E 170) was re‐evaluated in 2011 by the former EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food (ANS). As a follow‐up to this assessment, the Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) was requested to assess the safety of calcium carbonate (E 170) for it...
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| author | EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) Maged Younes Gabriele Aquilina Laurence Castle Gisela Degen Karl‐Heinz Engel Paul J Fowler Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez Peter Fürst Rainer Gürtler Trine Husøy Melania Manco Wim Mennes Peter Moldeus Sabina Passamonti Romina Shah Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen Matthew Wright Detlef Wölfle Birgit Dusemund Alicja Mortensen Dominique Turck Karlien Cheyns Eric Gaffet Katrin Loeschner Jan Mast Manuela Mirat Anna Undas Stefania Barmaz Agnieszka Mech Ana Maria Rincon Camilla Smeraldi Alexandra Tard Ursula Gundert‐Remy |
| author_facet | EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) Maged Younes Gabriele Aquilina Laurence Castle Gisela Degen Karl‐Heinz Engel Paul J Fowler Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez Peter Fürst Rainer Gürtler Trine Husøy Melania Manco Wim Mennes Peter Moldeus Sabina Passamonti Romina Shah Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen Matthew Wright Detlef Wölfle Birgit Dusemund Alicja Mortensen Dominique Turck Karlien Cheyns Eric Gaffet Katrin Loeschner Jan Mast Manuela Mirat Anna Undas Stefania Barmaz Agnieszka Mech Ana Maria Rincon Camilla Smeraldi Alexandra Tard Ursula Gundert‐Remy |
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| description | Abstract Calcium carbonate (E 170) was re‐evaluated in 2011 by the former EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food (ANS). As a follow‐up to this assessment, the Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) was requested to assess the safety of calcium carbonate (E 170) for its uses as a food additive in food for infants below 16 weeks of age belonging to food category 13.1.5.1 (Dietary foods for infants for special medical purposes and special formulae for infants) and as carry over in line with Annex III, Part 5 Section B to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. In addition, the FAF Panel was requested to address the issues already identified during the re‐evaluation of the food additive when used in food for the general population. The process involved the publication of a call for data to allow the interested business operators (IBOs) to provide the requested information to complete the risk assessment. The Panel concluded that there is no need for a numerical acceptable daily intake (ADI) for calcium carbonate and that, in principle, there are no safety concern with respect to the exposure to calcium carbonate per se at the currently reported uses and use levels in all age groups of the population, including infants below 16 weeks of age. With respect to the calcium intake resulting from the use of E 170 in food for the general population and infants < 16 weeks of age, the Panel concluded that it contributes only to a small part to the overall calcium dietary exposure. However, the unavoidable presence of aluminium in E 170 is of concern and should be addressed. In addition, the Panel concluded that the technical data provided by the IBO support further amendments of the specifications for E 170 laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36bd9c7109384dfbbdea89454bc648342024-08-02T11:06:09ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322023-07-01217n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8106Re‐evaluation of calcium carbonate (E 170) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for all population groupsEFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF)Maged YounesGabriele AquilinaLaurence CastleGisela DegenKarl‐Heinz EngelPaul J FowlerMaria Jose Frutos FernandezPeter FürstRainer GürtlerTrine HusøyMelania MancoWim MennesPeter MoldeusSabina PassamontiRomina ShahIne Waalkens‐BerendsenMatthew WrightDetlef WölfleBirgit DusemundAlicja MortensenDominique TurckKarlien CheynsEric GaffetKatrin LoeschnerJan MastManuela MiratAnna UndasStefania BarmazAgnieszka MechAna Maria RinconCamilla SmeraldiAlexandra TardUrsula Gundert‐RemyAbstract Calcium carbonate (E 170) was re‐evaluated in 2011 by the former EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food (ANS). As a follow‐up to this assessment, the Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) was requested to assess the safety of calcium carbonate (E 170) for its uses as a food additive in food for infants below 16 weeks of age belonging to food category 13.1.5.1 (Dietary foods for infants for special medical purposes and special formulae for infants) and as carry over in line with Annex III, Part 5 Section B to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. In addition, the FAF Panel was requested to address the issues already identified during the re‐evaluation of the food additive when used in food for the general population. The process involved the publication of a call for data to allow the interested business operators (IBOs) to provide the requested information to complete the risk assessment. The Panel concluded that there is no need for a numerical acceptable daily intake (ADI) for calcium carbonate and that, in principle, there are no safety concern with respect to the exposure to calcium carbonate per se at the currently reported uses and use levels in all age groups of the population, including infants below 16 weeks of age. With respect to the calcium intake resulting from the use of E 170 in food for the general population and infants < 16 weeks of age, the Panel concluded that it contributes only to a small part to the overall calcium dietary exposure. However, the unavoidable presence of aluminium in E 170 is of concern and should be addressed. In addition, the Panel concluded that the technical data provided by the IBO support further amendments of the specifications for E 170 laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8106calcium carbonateE 170food additiveinfants |
| spellingShingle | EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) Maged Younes Gabriele Aquilina Laurence Castle Gisela Degen Karl‐Heinz Engel Paul J Fowler Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez Peter Fürst Rainer Gürtler Trine Husøy Melania Manco Wim Mennes Peter Moldeus Sabina Passamonti Romina Shah Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen Matthew Wright Detlef Wölfle Birgit Dusemund Alicja Mortensen Dominique Turck Karlien Cheyns Eric Gaffet Katrin Loeschner Jan Mast Manuela Mirat Anna Undas Stefania Barmaz Agnieszka Mech Ana Maria Rincon Camilla Smeraldi Alexandra Tard Ursula Gundert‐Remy Re‐evaluation of calcium carbonate (E 170) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for all population groups EFSA Journal calcium carbonate E 170 food additive infants |
| title | Re‐evaluation of calcium carbonate (E 170) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for all population groups |
| title_full | Re‐evaluation of calcium carbonate (E 170) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for all population groups |
| title_fullStr | Re‐evaluation of calcium carbonate (E 170) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for all population groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re‐evaluation of calcium carbonate (E 170) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for all population groups |
| title_short | Re‐evaluation of calcium carbonate (E 170) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for all population groups |
| title_sort | re evaluation of calcium carbonate e 170 as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow up of its re evaluation as food additive for uses in foods for all population groups |
| topic | calcium carbonate E 170 food additive infants |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8106 |
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