食品伙伴網(wǎng)訊  據(jù)歐盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，應歐盟委員會的要求，3月12日歐盟食品安全局專家組就赤蘚糖醇（erythritol）的膳食暴露評估發(fā)布了聲明。

    經(jīng)過膳食暴露評估，歐盟專家組認為，按照2.5%的使用限量將赤蘚糖醇用于飲料時的安全邊際系數(shù)為1.54,不會對兒童健康構成影響。

    部分原文報道如下：

    Following a request by the European Commission, the Scientific Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Foods （ANS） carried out an assessment of the dietary exposure to erythritol and concluded on the safety of the proposed use in beverages at a maximum use level of 2.5 %, taking into account additional exposure data provided to the Panel. Anticipated exposure to erythritol from its use as food additive including soft-drinks containing a mean concentration of 2.5 % erythritol would be in the range of 0.004-0.04 g/kg bw/day for toddlers, 0-0.05 g/kg bw/day for children, 0-0.08 g/kg bw/day for adolescents, 0-0.14 g/kg bw/day for adults, and 0-0.01 g/kg bw/day for the elderly.

    At high level, exposure estimates would be in the range of 0.29-0.48 g/kg bw/day （toddlers）， 0.13-0.76 g/kg bw/day （children）， 0.04-0.50 g/kg bw/day （adolescents）， 0.05-0.43 g/kg bw/day （adults）， and 0.01-0.25 g/kg bw/day （the elderly）。 The main categories contributing to the exposure to erythritol were table-top sweeteners and soft drinks for all age groups except toddlers where soft drinks were the only main contributor. The Panel concluded that based on the new data provided on use levels of erythritol in foods and on the basis of the extension of the authorisation for the use of erythritol to soft drinks at a use level of 2.5 % the Margin of Safety of 1.54 is too low to protect children adequately.

    原文鏈接：<http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/3121.pdf>