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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13070

25 November 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 46
SECTORAL POLICIES / Food safety
Sulfites, a potential danger for high consumers, according to an updated EFSA opinion
Brussels, 24/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

Sulfites added to many foods as preservatives and antioxidants (wine, dried fruit and vegetables, beer, fruit juices, etc.) pose a safety concern for high consumers, according to an updated scientific opinion by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published on Thursday 24 November, without establishing an acceptable daily intake (ADI) because of insufficient toxicity data, EFSA says.

For this assessment, EFSA calculated margins of exposure - a ratio of the lowest estimated dose at...

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