Open AccessOpinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to a 3rd list of substances for food contact materials
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2004.37
Subject(s) - food contact materials , commission , european commission , food additive , food safety , environmental health , food science , food packaging , medicine , business , chemistry , finance , european union , economic policy
The petitioner’s proposed use is in water and water based beverages. The intake of calcium sulphate from this proposed use is estimated to be from 531mg (375 mg of sulphate and 156 mg of calcium) to 1062 mg (750 mg of sulphate and 312 mg of calcium) per person per day. This intake is well below the tolerable upper intake level of 2500 mg/person/day for calcium established for adults by the SCF in 2003. The Panel does not anticipate that the additional intake of sulphate in waters would result in any adverse effects.