Risk and Safety Assessment of Food and Color Additives

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Other Food and Color Additives Risk and Safety Assessment Resources

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	Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	The 21st Plenary Meeting of the AFC Panel Parma, Italy: Agenda and minutes from this meeting. Event Dates: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 - Thursday, February 8, 2007 Publication Date: Monday, February 5, 2007	Apr 20, 2007
	Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	The 8th Plenary Meeting of the AFC Panel Brussels: Agenda and minutes from this meeting. Topics discussed include food additives (including sucrose esters of fatty acids (E 473)), substances used as nutrient sources (including calcium sulphate and L-5-methylfolate, calcium), flavorings (including hydrocyanic acid, coumarin, flavoring groups, and smoke flavor), food contact materials (including fat (consumption) reduction factors for children, bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), and 5th list of substances for food contact materials), and more. (more) Event Dates: Tuesday, October 5, 2004 - Thursday, October 7, 2004 Publication Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2004	Oct 1, 2004
	Yoe, Charles	Aspartame Risk Assessment Food Safety Analysis Exercise Annotated tutorial that provides an introduction to food safety assessment.	Jan 29, 2004
	Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Assessment of the Results of the Study by McCann et al. (2007) on the Effect of Some Colors and Sodium Benzoate on Children’s Behaviour - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Food Contact Materials (AFC) Opinion adopted on March 7th, 2008 regarding an assessment of the results of a recent study on the effect of mixtures of additives on children’s behavior. (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 14, 2008	Mar 24, 2008
	Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Beeswax (E 901) as a Glazing Agent and as Carrier for Flavours - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) Opinion adopted on November 27, 2007 regarding the safety of beeswax as an additive for the existing food uses and the proposed new food use. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 20, 2007	Jan 18, 2008
	Scientific Committee, European Food Safety Authority	Botanicals and Botanical Preparations Widely Used as Food Supplements and Related Products: Coherent and Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Consumer Information Approaches Discussion paper adopted on June 23, 2004 that addresses issues related to risk assessment and consumer information on botanicals in food supplements. Includes discussion of quality and safety issues, related EC legislation, and potential future activities related to these products. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2004	Sep 22, 2004
	Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Calcium Citrate Malate as Source for Calcium for Use in Foods for Particular Nutritional Uses and in Foods for the General Population (including Food Supplements) - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) Opinion adopted on November 27, 2007 regarding the safety of Calcium citrate malate as source for calcium for use in foods for Particular Nutritional Uses and in foods for the general population. (more) Publication Date: Friday, December 21, 2007	Jan 18, 2008
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Chemical and Technical Assessments The Chemical and Technical Assessments (CTA) reflects and emphasises the role chemical characterization plays in the risk assessment of food additives. The document is intended to provide to the Committee the basic information related to identity, purity and use of the food additive, as related to its risk assessment. (more) Publication Year: 2008	Feb 29, 2008
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Compendium of Food Additive Specifications Report from the 68th meeting of JECFA held 2007 in Rome. Publication Year: 2008	May 19, 2008
	European Food Safety Authority	Consumption of Food and Beverages with Added Plant Sterols The report highlights that while there seems to be little over-consumption of food and beverages with added plant sterols in the EU, a small established subgroup appears to be consuming in excess of recommended amounts. It also reveals low consumer awareness of labelling and dietary guidelines for such products and of the need to consume sufficient fruit and vegetables to ensure robust blood carotenoid levels. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008	Mar 7, 2008
	United Kingdom Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes	D-Tagatose Documents related to the safety assessment of D-tagatose as a novel food to be marketed in the EU. Deadline: Friday, January 6, 2006 Publication Year: 2005	Jan 6, 2006
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants A draft version of the WHO Technical Report from the 67th JECFA meeting. This draft was made available for information to facilitate the discussion at Codex meetings on food additives and contaminants, which is not final. (more) Publication Year: 2007	May 22, 2008
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants Sixty-eighth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Annexes including 'reports and other documents resulting from previous meetings of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives', 'Acceptable daily intakes, other toxicological information and information on specifications', etc. (more) Publication Year: 2008	May 19, 2008
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants: Fifty-seventh Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Report from a meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives in Rome on June 5-14, 2001. Includes discussion of safety evaluations for certain food additives, revision of specifications for certain food additives, revision of limits for metals in food additives, safety evaluations for flavoring agents, revision of specifications for purity, evaluation of contaminants including chloropropanols, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls, and more. Annexes include "Reports and other documents resulting from previous meetings of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives," "Acceptable Daily Intakes, other toxicological information and information on specifications," and "Further information required or desired". (more) Publication Year: 2002	Jan 27, 2004
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Evaluation of Certain Food Additives: Sixty-third Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Report from this meeting held June 8-17, 2004 in Geneva. Topics covered include the safety evaluation of flavoring agents, safety evaluations for food additives and flavoring agents, and more. Annexes include "Acceptable daily intakes, other toxicological information and information on specifications," "Further information required or desired," "Summary of the safety evaluation of secondary components of flavouring agents with minimum assay values of less than 95%," and more. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, February 1, 2006 Event Dates: Tuesday, June 8, 2004 - Thursday, June 17, 2004 Publication Year: 2005	Feb 1, 2006
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Flavouring Group Evaluation 1, Revision 1 (FGE.01Rev 1): Branched-chain Aliphatic Saturated Aldehydes, Carboxylic Acids and Related Esters of Primary Alcohols and Branched-chain Carboxylic Acids from Chemical Groups 1 and 2 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) on a Request from the Commission Opinion adopted on July 4th, 2007 concerning 21 branched-chain aliphatic acyclic saturated aldehydes, carboxylic acids and esters derived from aliphatic acyclic primary saturated alcohols and branched-chain aliphatic acyclic saturated carboxylic acids. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008	Apr 21, 2008
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Flavouring Group Evaluation 50 (FGE.50): Consideration of Pyrazine Derivatives Evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) Structurally Related to Pyrazine Derivatives Evaluated by EFSA in FGE.17 (2005) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) Opinion adopted on February 7th, 2007 concerning 41 pyrazine derivatives evaluated by the JECFA which would be considered in relation to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) evaluation of 18 pyrazine derivatives evaluated in the Flavouring Group Evaluation 17 (FGE.17). The AFC Panel agrees with the application of the Procedure as performed by the JECFA for 40 of the 41 pyrazines. (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 7, 2008	Apr 1, 2008
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Flavouring Group Evaluation 52 (FGE.52): Consideration of Hydroxy- and Alkoxy-substituted Benzyl Derivatives Evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) Structurally Related to Benzyl Alcohols, Benzaldehydes, a Related Acetal, Benzoic Acids, and Related Esters Evaluated by EFSA in FGE.20 (2005) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) Opinion adopted on July 3, 2007 concerning 44 hydroxy- and alkoxy-substituted benzyl derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) which would be considered in relation to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) evaluation of 35 benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters evaluated in the Flavouring Group Evaluation 20 (FGE.20). The AFC Panel agrees with the application of the Procedure as performed by the JECFA for 43 of the 44 substances considered in this FGE. (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 7, 2008	Apr 1, 2008
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Flavouring Group Evaluation 55 (FGE.55): Consideration of Phenyl-substituted Aliphatic Alcohols and Related Aldehydes and Esters Evaluated by JECFA (63rd meeting) Structurally Related to Phenethyl Alcohol, Aldehyde, Esters and Related Phenylacetic Acid Esters Evaluated by EFSA in FGE.14 (2005) and Aryl-substituted Saturated and Unsaturated Primary Alcohol/Aldehyde/Acid/Ester Derivatives Evaluated by EFSA in FGE.15 (2005) Opinion adopted on May 16th, 2007 concerning 15 phenyl-substituted aliphatic alcohols and related aldehydes and esters evaluated by the JECFA (63rd meeting) which would be considered in relation to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) evaluation of ten phenethyl alcohol, aldehyde, esters and related phenylacetic acid esters evaluated by EFSA in Flavouring Group Evaluation 14 (FGE.14) and eight aryl-substituted saturated and unsaturated primary alcohol/aldehyde/acid/ester derivatives evaluated by EFSA in Flavouring Group Evaluation 15 (FGE.15). The AFC Panel agrees with the application of the Procedure as performed by the JECFA for the 15 substances considered in this FGE. (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 7, 2008	Apr 1, 2008
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Flavouring Group Evaluation 59 (FGE.59): Consideration of Aliphatic and Aromatic Ethers Evaluated by JECFA (61st meeting) Structurally Related to Aliphatic, Alicyclic and Aromatic Ethers including Anisole Derivatives Evaluated by EFSA in FGE.23 (2006) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) Opinion adopted on July 3th, 2007 concerning 29 aliphatic and aromatic ethers evaluated by JECFA (61st meeting) which would be considered in relation to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) evaluation of 14 aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic ethers including anisole derivatives evaluated in the Flavouring Group Evaluation 23 (FGE.23). The AFC Panel agrees with the application of the Procedure as performed by the JECFA for the 29 substances considered in this FGE. (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 7, 2008	Apr 1, 2008
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Acacia (Gum Arabic) Final rule, providing for use of acacia in alcoholic beverages at maximum level of 20%. Publication Date: Thursday, February 17, 2005	Feb 22, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Sucrose Oligoesters Final rule that allows for the safe use of oligoesters as an emulsifier or stabilizer at levels not over 2 percent in chocolate and butter-substitute spreads. Includes information on the safety assessment for this food additive. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2003	Aug 22, 2003
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D3 Final rule regarding the use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in certain cheese and cheese products at levels up to 81 IU/30 g cheese. Includes discussion of the safety assessment. (more) Deadline: Friday, November 18, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005	Nov 18, 2005
	Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Food Contact Substance Notification Program's Cumulative Estimated Daily Intake/Acceptable Daily Intake Database Database of cumulative estimated daily intakes (CEDIs) and acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) for certain food contact substances. The database may be viewed online as a table or downloaded in Microsoft Access format. (more) Publication Month: May 2005	May 16, 2005
	Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine	Infant Formula: Evaluating the Safety of New Ingredients This report discusses issues related to the safety assessment of new ingredients in infant formulas. Appendices include "Acronyms and Glossary," "Composition of Infant Formulas and Human Milk for Feeding Term Infants in the United States," "Redbook Table of Contents," "Applying the Recommended Approaches," and "Biographical Sketches of Committee Members". (more) Publication Year: 2004	Apr 9, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food Final rule that establishes a new maximum permitted energy level of x rays for treating foods under certain conditions. Includes discussion of the evaluation of safety. A correction to this final rule has been published in 70 FR 15583, available through the GPO Access web site. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 23, 2004	Jan 10, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food Final rule regarding the safe use of a source of fast (high energy) neutrons for the inspection of containers that may contain food. Includes a discussion of the evaluation of safety. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2004	Jan 10, 2005
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Sixty-fifth Meeting: Geneva, 7-16 June 2005: Summary and Conclusions Summary and conclusions from this meeting, including information on specifications and toxicological recommendations for food additives and ingredients and flavouring agents. Annexes include "Further information required," "General Considerations," "Flavouring gents for which use level or reported poundage data are required," and more. (more) Deadline: Thursday, August 11, 2005 Event Dates: Tuesday, June 7, 2005 - Thursday, June 16, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2005	Aug 11, 2005
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Sixty-First Meeting: Summary and Conclusions Rome, Italy: Summary and conclusions from this meeting to evaluate specific food additives and contaminants. Includes recommendations and specifications on "Food additives evaluated toxicologically," "Food additive considered for specifications only," "Revision of heavy metals limits for food additives," "Flavouring agents evaluated using the Procedure for the Safety Evaluation of Flavouring Agents Check for specs and conclusions," "Flavouring agents considered for specifications only," "Evaluation of a water-treatment agent" [sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC)], "Evaluation of a nutritional source for iron" [ferrous glycinate (processed with citric acid)], and "Contaminants" [cadmium and methyl mercury]. (more) Event Dates: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - Thursday, June 19, 2003 Publication Date: Thursday, June 19, 2003	Jul 30, 2003
	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Sixty-third Meeting Geneva, 8-17 June 2004: Summary and Conclusions Summary and conclusions of this meeting held to evaluate certain food additives and ingredients, flavoring agents, and a natural consituent of food. Includes specifications information, acceptable daily intake values, and other toxicological recommendations for some food additives and ingredients, heavy metal (As, Pb, Cd, and Hg) limits for some food additives, safety evaluation results for certain flavoring agents, and toxicological recommendations for glycyrrhizinic acid. Annexes include a list of members, further information needs, and general considerations. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, June 17, 2004	Jun 24, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification; Tomato Lycopene Extract and Tomato Lycopene Concentrate Final rule regarding the safe use of tomato lycopene extract and tomato lycopene concentrate as color additives in foods. Includes discussion of the safety evaluation. (more) Deadline: Friday, August 12, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2005	Aug 12, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Neotame as a sweetener and flavour enhancer - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food Opinion adopted on September 27, 2007 regarding the safety of neotame as a sweetener and flavor enhancer. Publication Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2007	Nov 16, 2007
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel on a Request Related to a 10th List of Substances for Food Contact Materials Opinion adopted on October 5, 2005 regarding several substances as food contact materials. Includes as an appendix "Definition of the SCF Lists". (more) Deadline: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, October 27, 2005	Nov 16, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel on Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids E 473 and Sucroglycerides E 474 Opinion adopted on October 7, 2004 regarding the safety of sucrose esters of fatty acids. A group ADI is established for sucrose esters of fatty acids and sucroglycerides. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2004	Nov 30, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to a 9th List of Substances for Food Contact Materials Opinion adopted on June 29, 2005 regarding 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulphone, carbon black, perfluorooctanoic acid, ammonium salt, and petroleum hydrocarbon resins (hydrogenated) for use as food contact materials. Includes as an appendix "Definition of the SCF Lists". (more) Deadline: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2005	Aug 16, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) for Use in Food Contact Materials Opinion adopted on June 23, 2005 regarding DEHP for use in the manufacture of food contact materials. Includes as annexes "Extracts from Risk Assessment Reports on DEHP" and "Extracts from CSTEE opinions on the results of the Risk Assessment of DEHP". (more) Deadline: Monday, October 10, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, September 19, 2005	Oct 12, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Butylbenzylphthalate (BBP) for Use in Food Contact Materials Opinion adopted on June 23, 2005 regarding butylbenzylphthalate for use in the manufacture of food contact materials. Includes as annexes "Extract from the Risk Assessment Report on BBP" and "Extracts from CSTEE opinions on the results of the Risk Assessment of BBP". (more) Deadline: Monday, October 10, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, September 19, 2005	Oct 10, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Calcium L-Methylfolate Opinion adopted on October 28, 2004 regarding the safety of synthetically obtained calcium L-5- methyltetrahydrofolate (L-5-MTHF-Ca) for use in foods for particular nutritional uses, food supplements, and other foods. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2004	Nov 30, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Calcium Sulphate as a Mineral Substance in Foods Intended for the General Population Opinion adopted on October 7, 2004 regarding the safety of calcium sulphate as a mineral substance in foods and in particular in water or water-based beverages. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2004	Nov 30, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Coumarin Opinion adopted on October 6, 2004 regarding the toxicity and safety of coumarin in foods. A Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) for coumarin is established. Annexes include "SCF opinion on coumarin of 16 December 1994" and "SCF opinion on coumarin of 22 September 1999". (more) Publication Date: Friday, December 3, 2004	Dec 6, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Di-Butylphthalate (DBP) for Use in Food Contact Materials Opinion adopted on June 23, 2005 regarding di-butylphthalate for use in the manufacture of food contact materials. Includes as annexes "Extracts from the European Union Risk Assessment Report on DBP" and "Extracts from CSTEE opinions on the results of the Risk Assessment of DBP". (more) Deadline: Monday, October 10, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, September 19, 2005	Oct 10, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Di-isodeclphthalate (DIDP) for Use in Food Contact Materials Opinion adopted on July 30, 2005 regarding di-isodecylphthalate for use in the manufacture of food contact materials. Includes as annexes "Extracts from the Risk Assessment Report on DIDP" and "Extract from CSTEE opinion on the results of the Risk Assessment of DIDP". (more) Deadline: Monday, October 10, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, September 19, 2005	Oct 13, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Di-isononylphthalate (DINP) for Use in Food Contact Materials Opinion adopted on July 30, 2005 regarding di-isononylphthalate for use in the manufacture of food contact materials. Includes as annexes "Extracts from the Risk Assessment Report on DINP" and "Extract from CSTEE opinion on the results of the Risk Assessment of DINP". (more) Deadline: Monday, October 10, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, September 19, 2005	Oct 13, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Epoxy Phenolic Novolac Resins (NOGE) Opinion adopted on October 6, 2005 regarding the safety of NOGE as a starting substance in heavy duty epoxy coatings in light of new in vivo mutagenicity studies. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2005	Nov 15, 2005
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 12:Primary Saturated or Unsaturated Alicyclic Alcohol, Aldehyde, and Esters from Chemical Group 7 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) Opinion adopted on February 23, 2005 regarding the safety of two primary alicyclic esters, one alcohol, and one aldehyde as flavoring substances. (