Safety evaluation of an extension of use of the food enzyme α‐amylase from the genetically modified Bacillus licheniformis strain NZYM‐BC
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, Irene Bonino, Daniele Cavanna, Yi Liu · 2026
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Description
A panel of the European Food Safety Authority reassesses a food enzyme used in baking and other food production. The enzyme, alpha-amylase, breaks down starch and is made by a modified strain of a common bacterium. It had already passed review for six uses. The maker, Novozymes, asked to add two more processes and widen the raw materials for one use.
The panel updated exposure estimates for the uses where traces of the enzyme stay in the food. The highest intake came to a small fraction of a milligram per kilogram of body weight per day. Weighing the new data against the earlier review, the panel concluded the enzyme raises no safety concerns under the wider conditions. The opinion keeps the product cleared across eight processes.
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, Irene Bonino, Daniele Cavanna, Yi Liu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |