Opinion on the re‐evaluation of sodium carboxy methyl cellulose (E 466) 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 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose (E 466) was re‐evaluated in 2018 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 E 466 for its uses...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Food Additives 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, Birgit Dusemund, Alicja Mortensen, Dominique Turck, Detlef Wölfle, Stefania Barmaz, Agnieszka Mech, Ana Maria Rincon, Alexandra Tard, Giorgia Vianello, Ursula Gundert‐Remy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-12-01
Series:EFSA Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7665