據歐盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，應歐委會的要求，5月7日歐盟食品安全局就26種香料物質的潛在遺傳毒性發布意見。
歐盟專家組在第一輪評估中排除了11種香料物質的遺傳毒性，剩余15種還需進一步評估。
根據最新的數據，專家組發現，其中的13中香料物質可以排除遺傳毒性，而麥芽酚和異丁酸麥芽酚酯并不能排除遺傳毒性。
部分原文報道如下：
The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids of the European Food Safety Authority was requested to evaluate the genotoxic potential of 26 flavouring substances from subgroup 2.7 of FGE.19 in the Flavouring Group evaluation 213. In the first version of FGE.213 the Panel concluded based on available genotoxicity data that a concern regarding genotoxicity could be ruled out for [FL-no: 07.047, 07.056, 07.057, 07.075, 07.076, 07.080, 07.117, 07.118, 07.119, 07.120 and 07.168], but for the remaining 15 substances in subgroup 2.7 further genotoxicity data were required. based on new submitted genotoxicity data, the Panel concluded in FGE.213Rev1 that the concern regarding genotoxicity could be ruled out for 13 substances in subgroup 2.7 [FL-no: 02.106, 07.008, 07.010, 07.041, 07.083, 07.089, 07.108, 07.109, 07.127, 07.136, 07.200, 07.224 and 09.305] but not for maltol [FL-no: 07.014] and maltyl isobutyrate [FL-no: 09.525].
原文鏈接：<http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3661.htm>
日期：2014-05-15
