Updated safety evaluation of the food enzyme catalase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus tubingensis strain AE‐CN
EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L M Solano, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Simone Lunardi, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Daniel · 2026
Read Updated safety evaluation of the food enzyme catalase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus tubingensis strain AE‐CN by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L M Solano, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Simone Lunardi, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Daniel (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13148143.txt.
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A European food safety panel updated in 2026 its review of a food enzyme made by a fungus strain. The enzyme breaks down hydrogen peroxide and is made by a company for use in seven food processes. In an earlier review, the panel could not clear the enzyme. Doubts hung over whether living cells of the fungus remained in the product and over lab signs of gene damage.
New data from the maker settled both points, the panel reports. Tests showed no living cells of the production strain in the enzyme. The fresh evidence also removed the gene damage concern. On that basis, the panel concluded the enzyme raises no safety concerns under its planned uses. The opinion closes the earlier open questions.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L M Solano, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Simone Lunardi, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Daniel |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |