據歐盟食品安全局消息，應歐委會的要求，歐盟食品安全局評估了胭脂樹籽皮（annatto）提取物作為食品添加劑的安全性。
胭脂樹籽皮提取物分為胭脂樹橙（bixin）基與降胭脂樹橙（norbixin）基。經過毒理學試驗，歐盟食品安全局認為，胭脂樹橙的ADI設為6 mg /kg體重 /天，降胭脂樹橙的ADI設為0.3 mg /kg體重/天 較為合理。
部分原文報道如下：
Following a request from the European Commission to EFSA, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food （ANS） was asked to re-evaluate the safety of annatto extracts, bixin-based and norbixin-based, when used as a food additive and to evaluate the safety of aqueous-processed bixin （Annatto E）； solvent-extracted bixin （Annatto B）； alkali-processed norbixin, acid-precipitated （Annatto F）； alkali-processed norbixin, not acid-precipitated （Annatto G） and solvent-extracted norbixin （Annatto C） with the view to replac the currently authorised annatto extracts （E 160b）。
原文鏈接：http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4544
日期：2016-08-26
胭脂樹籽皮提取物分為胭脂樹橙（bixin）基與降胭脂樹橙（norbixin）基。經過毒理學試驗，歐盟食品安全局認為，胭脂樹橙的ADI設為6 mg /kg體重 /天，降胭脂樹橙的ADI設為0.3 mg /kg體重/天 較為合理。
部分原文報道如下：
Following a request from the European Commission to EFSA, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food （ANS） was asked to re-evaluate the safety of annatto extracts, bixin-based and norbixin-based, when used as a food additive and to evaluate the safety of aqueous-processed bixin （Annatto E）； solvent-extracted bixin （Annatto B）； alkali-processed norbixin, acid-precipitated （Annatto F）； alkali-processed norbixin, not acid-precipitated （Annatto G） and solvent-extracted norbixin （Annatto C） with the view to replac the currently authorised annatto extracts （E 160b）。
原文鏈接：http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4544
日期：2016-08-26
