Safety of low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose (L-HPC) to be used as a food additive in food supplements in tablet form

Sammanfattning

Low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose (L-HPC) is a low-substituted poly(hydroxypropyl) ether of cellulose. L-HPC is proposed for use as a food additive in food supplements in solid form (tablet), with a maximum use level of 20,000 mg/kg and a typical use level of 10,000 mg/kg. Exposure estimates to L-HPC from its proposed use were calculated for both typical and maximum use levels. Due to the close chemical relationship between L-HPC and other celluloses recently re-evaluated by EFSA, the Paneldecided to read-across the biological data already evaluated in the context of the re-evaluation programme. The Panelconcluded that there was no safety concern from the proposed use and use levels of L-HPC. (C) 2018 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.

Nyckelord

food additive; low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose; L-HPC; food supplements

Publicerad i

EFSA Journal
2018, volym: 16, nummer: 1, artikelnummer: 5062

SLU författare

• Oskarsson, Agneta

  • Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Epidemiologi
Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa och socialmedicin

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5062

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/96757