ERYTHROSINE

Comments:

The Committee concluded that the new data that have become available since the previous evaluation of erythrosine do not give reason to revise the ADI and confirmed the previous ADI of 0–0.1 mg/kg bw.

Meeting:

86

Specs Code:

R

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ADI:

0-0.1 mg/kg bw

Intake:

1999, TRS 896-JECFA 53/98,122; FAS 44-JECFA 53/499. The intake of erythrosine could exceed the ADI of 0-0.1 mg/kg bw if the maximum limits proposed in the draft General Standard for Food Additives being developed by the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants were widely adopted at the national level. Non-food sources of erythrosine, such as pharmaceutical products, should be included in intake assessments, as they may make a significant contribution to total intake if consumed over a long period. The Expert Committee concluded that long-term intake of erythrosine is unlikely to exceed the ADI, as erythrosine would be used in only a limited number of foods.

Meeting:

37

Specs Code:

R (1993)

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