歐盟重新評估氯化物作為食品添加劑的安全性

　　據歐盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，歐盟食品添加劑和調味劑小組（ FAF ）重新評估了氯化物（e507-509，E 511）作為食品添加劑的安全性。

　　評估的氯化物包括鹽酸（hydrochloric acid）（E 507）、氯化鉀（potassium chloride）（E 508）、氯化鈣（calcium chloride）（E 509）和氯化鎂（magnesium chlor）（E 511）。通過評估，歐盟專家小組得出結論認為，以上氯化物在目前的授權使用水平中不存在安全問題。

　　部分原文報道如下：

　　The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings added to Food （FAF） provided a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of chlorides （E 507-509, E 511） as food additives. Chlorides are authorised food additives in the EU in accordance with Annex II and III to Regulation （EC） No 1333/2008. In the non‐ brand‐loyal scenario, mean exposure to chlorides （E 507-509, E 511） as food additives ranged from 2 mg/kg body weight （bw） per day in the elderly to 42 mg/kg bw per day in toddlers. The 95th percentile of exposure ranged from 5 mg/kg bw per day in the elderly to 71 mg/kg bw per day in toddlers. Chloride is an essential nutrient and after absorption is distributed to organs and tissues. The Panel considered chlorides to be of low acute oral toxicity and there is no concern with respect to genotoxicity and carcinogenicity. No effects were reported in developmental toxicity studies in rats following administration of magnesium chloride hexahydrate at 800 mg/kg bw per day.