Category: Food Safety
L’ANSES publishes a preliminary review about benefits and risks of high-intensity sweeteners: focus on pregnant women
ANSES issued an internal request on 30 June 2011 for an assessment of the nutritional health benefits and risks of high-intensity sweeteners after the publication of 2 studies highlighting safety issues (see the news in brief of January 17th 2011, …
Read moreAdverse events associated with energy drink: a warning from ANSES
Following the report of two new cases of death due to heart attack associated with energy drink consumption, the ANSES asks to health care professionals to indicate all adverse events potentially linked to these energy drinks. The term “energy drink”, …
Read moreThe coloring substances caramels contained in sodas challenged by an American Association
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), an American association for consumer protection, who had already raised the alarm, reiterated its call to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the caramel colorings, E150 which color Coca-Cola, …
Read moreAmerica’s Largest Database Confirms Supplement Safety
There was not even one death caused by a vitamin supplement in 2010, according to the most recent information collected by the U.S. National Poison Data System. The new annual report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers shows …
Read moreUnauthorised novel food ingredient Stevia rebaudiana in stevia food supplement
A food supplement was the subject of ntoification via the rapid alert system of foodstuff concerning the presence of novel food ingreident : stevia rebaudiana. The withdrawal of stevia food supplement in Malta was ordered… Whereas this ingredient has been …
Read moreANSES’ negative opinion on the safety of a mixture of triglycerides selenite in food supplements and bakery products
ANSES published a negative opinion in May 2011, on the safety of a mixture of triglycerides selenite containing organic selenium (IV), obtained by chemical modification of triglycerides from sunflower oil. This product is intended to be used as a source …
Read moreMethod of accountability established by the ANSES in accordance with the nutrivigilance system
ANSES published in May 2011 the method of accountability that will be used to analyze the causal link between a food supplement or any food included in the nutrivigilance system and a reported adverse effect. It estimates the causation degreeof …
Read moreEFSA opinion on the safety of a fermented black soybean extract as a novel food
EFSA assessed the safety of a fermented black soybean extract called ‘Touchi extract’. It is a powder containing a minimum of 55% of protein, less than 1% of fat and 25-30% of carbohydrates. This is the result of fermentation of …
Read moreEFSA opinion on the safety of yeast β-glucans as a novel food
EFSA assessed the safety of yeast β-glucans, presented in soluble [Wellmune WGP soluble] and insoluble [Betaright WGP and Wellmune WGP dispersible] forms. It consists of complex and high molecular mass (100-200 kDa) polysaccharides derived from the cell wall of baker’s …
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