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EU agency sets safe intake level for glutamates
Last Updated: 2017-07-13 15:23 | Xinhua
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on Wednesday set a safe intake level for glutamic acid and glutamates used as food additives at 30 mg/kg body weight per day in the European Union (EU).

The EFSA said in a statement that it established a safe intake level for all six of these additives to protect consumer health.

This safe level of intake is based on the highest dose at which scientists observed no adverse effects, such as headache, raised blood pressure and increased insulin levels, on test animals in toxicity studies.

Currently, there is no numerical safe intake level specified for glutamic acid and glutamates used as food additives in the EU. In the bloc, the addition of glutamates is generally permitted up to a maximum level of 10 g/kg of food.

EFSA's scientific advice will now inform risk managers in the European Commission and EU member states who regulate the safe use of glutamates as food additives in the bloc, said the statement.

Glutamic acid is an amino acid, a building block of proteins, naturally produced in humans and occurring in free form, for example, in tomatoes, soy sauce or certain cheeses. Glutamic acid and its salts are authorized food additives in the EU. They are added to a wide range of foods to enhance their flavor by giving them a "savory or meaty" taste.

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