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6106 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 Semicarbazide in Food
URL: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/scdoc/219.htm
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Opinion adopted on June 21, 2005 regarding analytical aspects, mechanisms of formation, occurrence and exposure, and toxicity of semicarbazide in foods. Includes as an annex "The EFSA advice on…
Opinion adopted on June 21, 2005 regarding analytical aspects, mechanisms of formation, occurrence and exposure, and toxicity of semicarbazide in foods. Includes as an annex "The EFSA advice on baby foods from October 2003"
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Source: European Food Safety Autority Journal, Vol. 219, 2005, p. 1-36/Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority

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20050630Jun 30, 2005
5245 Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) on Hydrocyanic Acid in Flavourings and Other Food Ingredients with Flavouring Properties. (Question Number EFSA-Q-2003-145)
URL: http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/afc/afc_opinions/698_en.html
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Opinion adopted on October 7, 2004 regarding human health effects from dietary intake of hydrocyanic acid. Includes discussion of exposure, toxicity, and more
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Source: European Food Safety Autority Journal, Vol. 105, 2004, p. 1-28./Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority

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20041119Nov 19, 2004
4953 Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food on a Request from the Commission Related to Pullalan PI-20 For Use as a New Food Additive (Question Number EFSA-Q-2003-138)
URL: http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/afc/afc_opinions/629_en.html
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Opinion adopted on July 13, 2004 regarding the use of pullulan in the production of capsules and coated tablets for dietary supplements and in breath-freshening edible films. Includes discussion…
Opinion adopted on July 13, 2004 regarding the use of pullulan in the production of capsules and coated tablets for dietary supplements and in breath-freshening edible films. Includes discussion of predicted exposure, toxicology, and more
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Source: European Food Safety Autority Journal, Vol. 85, 2004, p. 1-32./Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority

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20040929Sep 29, 2004
4923 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
URL: http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/sc_commitee/sc_documents/616_en.html
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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,…
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
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Source: Scientific Committee, European Food Safety Authority

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20040921Sep 21, 2004
1363 Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) Salt
URL: http://www.ifst.org/science_technology_resources/for_food_professionals/information_statements/19515/Salt
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This document gives an overview of the health risks associated with salt intake. It includes the effects of dietary excess of salt, effects of salt on calcium absorption, sodium…
This document gives an overview of the health risks associated with salt intake. It includes the effects of dietary excess of salt, effects of salt on calcium absorption, sodium intake in the UK, recommended intake, salt content in manufactured foods, labelling issues, and more
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Source: Institute of Food Science and Technology

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20030200Feb 2003
2068 Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences Food Chemicals Codex
URL: http://www.iom.edu/Reports/1997/Food-Chemicals-Codex-First-Supplement-to-the-Fourth-Edition.aspx
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Book that discusses the identification, strength, and purity of chemicals that are added to or used as foods. This page gives a history of the Food Chemicals Codex project…
Book that discusses the identification, strength, and purity of chemicals that are added to or used as foods. This page gives a history of the Food Chemicals Codex project and provides purchasing information for this book and its supplements
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Source: Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences

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5593 Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food: Update on the Safety of Aspartame
URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scf/out155_en.pdf
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Report of the committee regarding recent data regarding aspartame. Concludes "there is no evidence to suggest that there is a need to revise the outcome of the earlier risk…
Report of the committee regarding recent data regarding aspartame. Concludes "there is no evidence to suggest that there is a need to revise the outcome of the earlier risk assessment or the ADI previously established for aspartame"
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Source: Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission

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20021210Dec 10, 2002
1286 Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards and Controls Guidance: Third Edition
URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/Seafood/FishandFisheriesProductsHazardsandControlsGuide/default.htm
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This report discusses the FDA's thinking on the hazards associated with fish and fishery products and on controls for those hazards. It includes information on developing a HACCP Plan…
This report discusses the FDA's thinking on the hazards associated with fish and fishery products and on controls for those hazards. It includes information on developing a HACCP Plan and discussion of such hazards as pathogens from the harvest area, parasites, natural toxins, chemical contaminants, aquaculture drugs, allergens, metal and glass inclusion, and more
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Source: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration

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20010600Jun 2001
1440 National Toxicology Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Sodium Nitrite (CAS NO. 7632-00-0) Drinking Water Studies in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice
URL: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=070B04E4-0E6C-7453-7747FB268B93D146
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Report on studies of the effects of different doses of sodium nitrite in drinking water consumed by rats and mice over 14-week or two-year time periods and of the…
Report on studies of the effects of different doses of sodium nitrite in drinking water consumed by rats and mice over 14-week or two-year time periods and of the genetic toxicity of sodium nitrite
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Source: National Toxicology Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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20010500May 2001
1360 Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) Olestra
URL: http://www.ifst.org/science_technology_resources/for_food_professionals/information_statements/19511/Olestra
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This document provides an overview of olestra, including its chemistry, physiology, legislation, gastrointestinal effects, effects on fat-soluble vitamins, and more
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Source: Institute of Food Science and Technology

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19990623Jun 23, 1999
5591 Calorie Control Council Aspartame Information Center
URL: http://www.aspartame.org/
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Provides aspartame information and links to other sites with aspartame information
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Source: Calorie Control Council

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663 Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) EAFUS: A Food Additive Database
URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/ucm115326.htm
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This database of substances is referred to as "Everything" Added to Food in the United States (EAFUS). For each substance, information is provided about the status of toxicology information…
This database of substances is referred to as "Everything" Added to Food in the United States (EAFUS). For each substance, information is provided about the status of toxicology information available in the Priority-based Assessment of Food Additives (PAFA) database, the PAFA database number of the Food Additive Safety Profile volume containing information about the substance, the name of the substance as recognized by CFSAN, the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number or other code number of the substance, and the regulation numbers in Title 21 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations where the chemical appears
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Source: Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration

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