Safety of astaxanthin for its use as a novel food in food supplements

Safety of astaxanthin for its use as a novel food in food supplements

Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the safety of astaxanthin when used as a novel food in food supplements at maximum levels of 8 mg/day, taking into account the overall cumulative...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan deHenauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, John Kearney, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Harry J McArdle, Androniki Naska, Carmen Pelaez, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Sophia Tsabouri, Marco Vinceti, Francesco Cubadda, Karl‐Heinz Engel, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Rosangela Marchelli, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Morten Poulsen, Yolanda Sanz, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Henk vanLoveren, Reinhard Ackerl, Wolfgang Gelbmann, Hans Steinkellner, Helle Katrine Knutsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
astaxanthin
xanthophylls
carotenoids
Haematococcus pluvialis
acceptable daily intake
ADI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5993

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