Follow‐up of the re‐evaluation of glycerol (E 422) as a food additive
Abstract Glycerol (E 422) was re‐evaluated in 2017 by the former EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food (ANS). As a follow‐up to that assessment, in this opinion, the Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) addresses the data gaps identified to support an amendment of...
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| author | EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) Maged Younes Gabriele Aquilina Laurence Castle Karl‐Heinz Engel Paul Fowler Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez Ursula Gundert‐Remy Rainer Gürtler Trine Husøy Melania Manco Wim Mennes Peter Moldeus Sabina Passamonti Romina Shah Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen Detlef Wölfle Matthew Wright Karlien Cheyns Manuela Mirat Ana Maria Rincon Peter Fürst |
| author_facet | EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) Maged Younes Gabriele Aquilina Laurence Castle Karl‐Heinz Engel Paul Fowler Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez Ursula Gundert‐Remy Rainer Gürtler Trine Husøy Melania Manco Wim Mennes Peter Moldeus Sabina Passamonti Romina Shah Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen Detlef Wölfle Matthew Wright Karlien Cheyns Manuela Mirat Ana Maria Rincon Peter Fürst |
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| description | Abstract Glycerol (E 422) was re‐evaluated in 2017 by the former EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food (ANS). As a follow‐up to that assessment, in this opinion, the Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) addresses the data gaps identified to support an amendment of the EU specifications for E 422 in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012. The Panel performed a risk assessment of undesirable impurities present in E 422. The Panel concluded that the maximum limits in the EU specifications for the four toxic elements (arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium) should be lowered based on actual levels in the commercial food additive E 422. The Panel recommended setting a numerical limit value for acrolein in the specifications for E 422. The potential exposure to free 3‐monochloropropanediol at the maximum limit of 0.1 mg/kg, as laid out in the specifications for E 422, does not give rise to a health concern. The Panel recommended to consider modifying the definition of E 422 in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 indicating that E 422 is obtained only from vegetable oils and fats and undergoes purification processes that involve distillation, and other clean up steps to obtain refined glycerol. Overall, the Panel concluded that the technical data provided support an amendment of the specifications for glycerol (E 422). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a73e1cc2bb454097b11c057f4308df8d2023-03-06T00:52:04ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322022-06-01206n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7353Follow‐up of the re‐evaluation of glycerol (E 422) as a food additiveEFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF)Maged YounesGabriele AquilinaLaurence CastleKarl‐Heinz EngelPaul FowlerMaria Jose Frutos FernandezUrsula Gundert‐RemyRainer GürtlerTrine HusøyMelania MancoWim MennesPeter MoldeusSabina PassamontiRomina ShahIne Waalkens‐BerendsenDetlef WölfleMatthew WrightKarlien CheynsManuela MiratAna Maria RinconPeter FürstAbstract Glycerol (E 422) was re‐evaluated in 2017 by the former EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food (ANS). As a follow‐up to that assessment, in this opinion, the Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) addresses the data gaps identified to support an amendment of the EU specifications for E 422 in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012. The Panel performed a risk assessment of undesirable impurities present in E 422. The Panel concluded that the maximum limits in the EU specifications for the four toxic elements (arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium) should be lowered based on actual levels in the commercial food additive E 422. The Panel recommended setting a numerical limit value for acrolein in the specifications for E 422. The potential exposure to free 3‐monochloropropanediol at the maximum limit of 0.1 mg/kg, as laid out in the specifications for E 422, does not give rise to a health concern. The Panel recommended to consider modifying the definition of E 422 in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 indicating that E 422 is obtained only from vegetable oils and fats and undergoes purification processes that involve distillation, and other clean up steps to obtain refined glycerol. Overall, the Panel concluded that the technical data provided support an amendment of the specifications for glycerol (E 422).https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7353glycerolglyceringlycerineE 422food additiveCAS Registry Number 56‐85‐1 |
| spellingShingle | EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) Maged Younes Gabriele Aquilina Laurence Castle Karl‐Heinz Engel Paul Fowler Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez Ursula Gundert‐Remy Rainer Gürtler Trine Husøy Melania Manco Wim Mennes Peter Moldeus Sabina Passamonti Romina Shah Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen Detlef Wölfle Matthew Wright Karlien Cheyns Manuela Mirat Ana Maria Rincon Peter Fürst Follow‐up of the re‐evaluation of glycerol (E 422) as a food additive EFSA Journal glycerol glycerin glycerine E 422 food additive CAS Registry Number 56‐85‐1 |
| title | Follow‐up of the re‐evaluation of glycerol (E 422) as a food additive |
| title_full | Follow‐up of the re‐evaluation of glycerol (E 422) as a food additive |
| title_fullStr | Follow‐up of the re‐evaluation of glycerol (E 422) as a food additive |
| title_full_unstemmed | Follow‐up of the re‐evaluation of glycerol (E 422) as a food additive |
| title_short | Follow‐up of the re‐evaluation of glycerol (E 422) as a food additive |
| title_sort | follow up of the re evaluation of glycerol e 422 as a food additive |
| topic | glycerol glycerin glycerine E 422 food additive CAS Registry Number 56‐85‐1 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7353 |
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