Risk and Safety Assessment of Food and Color Additives

• Hazard Identification
• Hazard Characterization
• Exposure Assessment
• Risk Assessments
• Other Food and Color Additives Risk and Safety Assessment Resources

Other Food and Color Additives Risk and Safety Assessment Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	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

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