Flavouring Group Evaluation 82 Revision 2 (FGE.82Rev2): Consideration of epoxides evaluated by JECFA
EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF), Laurence Castle, Monica Andreassen, Gabriele Aquilina, Maria Bastos, Polly Boon, Biagio Fallico, Rex FitzGerald, María José Frutos Fernández, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Ursula Gundert‐Remy, Rainer Gürtler, Eric Houdeau, Marcin Kurek, Henriqueta Louro, P · 2026
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An EFSA safety panel reviews five epoxy flavouring chemicals in this 2026 opinion. The panel checked earlier world-level evaluations to judge whether Europe needs its own deeper look. Fresh data covered one substance's chemical forms, toxicity, and uses, plus new use levels for the other four. Exposure was estimated with a standard intake model.
The panel broke with the earlier review on method. Without lab data, how fast the body detoxifies these epoxides stays uncertain, so one substance took a stricter path. A ninety-day rat study set a no-harm dose for it. On the survey-based intake estimate, the panel found no safety concern at current flavouring levels.
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| CREATOR | EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF), Laurence Castle, Monica Andreassen, Gabriele Aquilina, Maria Bastos, Polly Boon, Biagio Fallico, Rex FitzGerald, María José Frutos Fernández, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Ursula Gundert‐Remy, Rainer Gürtler, Eric Houdeau, Marcin Kurek, Henriqueta Louro, P |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |