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- Title
Scientific opinion on the renewal of the authorisation of Zesti Smoke Code 10 (SF‐002) as a smoke flavouring Primary Product.
- Authors
Younes, Maged; Aquilina, Gabriele; Castle, Laurence; Degen, Gisela; Engel, Karl‐Heinz; Fowler, Paul J; Frutos Fernandez, Maria Jose; Fürst, Peter; Gundert‐Remy, Ursula; Gürtler, Rainer; Husøy, Trine; Manco, Melania; Moldeus, Peter; Passamonti, Sabina; Shah, Romina; Waalkens‐Berendsen, Ine; Wright, Matthew; Benigni, Romualdo; Boon, Polly; Bolognesi, Claudia
- Abstract
The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) was requested to evaluate the safety of the smoke flavouring Primary Product Zesti Smoke Code 10 (SF‐002), for which a renewal application was submitted in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003. This opinion refers to the assessment of data submitted on chemical characterisation, dietary exposure and genotoxicity of the Primary Product. Zesti Smoke Code 10 is obtained by pyrolysis of hickory and oak woods. Given the limitations of the quantification approach employed by the applicant, the Panel could not judge whether the applied methods meet the legal quality criterion that at least 80% of the volatile fraction shall be identified and quantified. At the maximum proposed use levels, dietary exposure estimates calculated with DietEx ranged from 0.02 to 4.6 mg/kg body weight (bw) per day at the mean and from no dietary exposure to 13.0 mg/kg bw per day at the 95th percentile. The Panel concluded that four components in the Primary Product raise a potential concern for genotoxicity. In addition, a potential concern for genotoxicity was identified for the unidentified part of the mixture. The Primary Product contains furan‐2(5H)‐one and benzene‐1,2‐diol, for which a concern for genotoxicity was identified in vivo upon oral administration. Considering that the exposure estimates for these two components are above the threshold of toxicological concern (TTC) of 0.0025 μg/kg bw per day for DNA‐reactive mutagens and/or carcinogens, the Panel concluded that the Primary Product raises concern with respect to genotoxicity.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority; SMOKE; ORAL drug administration; FOOD additives; GENETIC toxicology; BODY weight
- Publication
EFSA Journal, 2023, Vol 21, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
1831-4732
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8364