大豆半纖維素并不會被人體直接吸收，而是通過人與動物腸道微生物的發(fā)酵后被人體利用。歐盟專家組開展了老鼠膳食毒理學試驗，并未發(fā)現(xiàn)不良反應。大豆半纖維素無基因毒性。日常膳食暴露水平基本可以忽略不計。

 

    鑒于這些，歐盟食品安全局專家組認為，按照目前的使用方式將其用作食品添加劑無安全風險，然而建議降低大豆半纖維素中的蛋白殘留量，告知消費者潛在的過敏蛋白。

 

    部分原文報道如下：

 

    Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food （ANS） was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the re-evaluation of soybean hemicellulose （E 426） as a food additive. Soybean hemicellulose is not absorbed intact, but is extensively fermented by the intestinal microflora in animals and humans. No adverse effects were reported in a 90-day dietary toxicity study in rats at the highest doses tested of 2,430 mg/kg body weight （bw） per day for males and 2,910 mg/kg bw per day for females. Furthermore, soybean hemicellulose is not of genotoxic concern.

 

    原文鏈接：http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4721/full