Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants - 57th Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (Paperback)

This report presents the conclusions of a joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives and contaminants, with a view to recommending Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADIs), and tolerable intakes, respectively, and to prepare specifications for the identity and purity of food additives. The first part of the report contains a general discussion of the principles governing the toxicological evaluation of food additives (including flavouring agents) and contaminants, assessments of intake, and the establishment and revision of specifications of food additives. A summary follows of the Committee's evaluations of toxicological and intake data on various specific food additives, flavouring agents, and contaminants. Annexed to the report are tables summarizing the Committee's recommendations for ADIs of the food additives and tolerable intakes of the contaminants considered, changes in the status of specifications of these food additives and specific flavouring agents, and further information required or desired.