Approach followed for the refined exposure assessment as part of the safety assessment of food additives under re‐evaluation
2017
EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) | Alicja Mortensen | Fernando Aguilar | Riccardo Crebelli | Alessandro Di Domenico | Birgit Dusemund | Maria Jose Frutos | Pierre Galtier | David Gott | Ursula Gundert‐Remy | Claude Lambré | Oliver Lindtner | Peter Moldeus | Pasquale Mosesso | Dominique Parent‐Massin | Agneta Oskarsson | Ivan Stankovic | Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen | Rudolf Antonius Woutersen | Matthew Wright | Maged Younes | Polly Boon | Christina Tlustos | Davide Arcella | Alexandra Tard | Jean‐Charles Leblanc
Abstract This statement describes the approach followed by the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) for performing refined exposure assessment in the framework of the re‐evaluation of already permitted food additives. Estimation of exposure is obtained through combination of different type of data originating from different sources: food additive concentration is obtained from information provided to EFSA on use levels and/or information obtained by means of analytical measurements. In recent years, the use of market research data has also been used. The statement provides also a description of the three different scenarios used for the exposure assessment of food additives under re‐evaluation, from the more conservative regulatory maximum level exposure assessment scenario to more refined ones. Lastly, a description is provided on the approach used for the uncertainty analysis which accompanies the exposure assessment.
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