%0 Journal Article
%T Statement on the exposure assessment of sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate and calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate including exposure resulting from extension of the authorisation of sodium stearoyl-2-lactylates
%A EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS)
%J EFSA Journal
%D 2013
%I European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma
%R 10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3125
%X Following a request by the European Commission, the Scientific Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) carried out an exposure assessment of sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (E 481) and calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate (E 482) as a food additive, including an extension of the uses to use the additives in emulsified cooked meat products (e.g. mortadella, pat¨¦). Reflecting the data on actual use levels provided by food industry, the combined exposure to sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate and calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate is in the range 6-55 mg/kg bw/day for toddlers, 14-54 mg/kg bw/day for children, 13-27 mg/kg bw/day for adolescents, 4-16 mg/kg bw/day for adults, and 3-13 mg/kg bw/day for the elderly at the mean level. For exposure at high levels, ranges of 22-109 mg/kg bw/day for toddlers, 28-107 mg/kg bw/day for children, 21-46 mg/kg bw/day for adolescents, 15-33 mg/kg bw/day for adults, and 9-30 mg/kg bw/day were calculated for the elderly. The extension of the authorisation for the use of sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate in emulsified cooked meat products (e.g. mortadella, pat¨¦) would not lead to an increase of exposure based on the approach taken for the exposure assessment for the two food additives.
%K Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
%K calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
%K E 481
%K E 482
%K exposure.
%U http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/3125.pdf