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Re‐evaluation of argon (E 938) and helium (E 939) as food additives

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dc.contributor.authorEFSA FAF Panel (EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings)
dc.contributor.authorCastle, Laurence
dc.contributor.authorAndreassen, Monica
dc.contributor.authorAquilina, Gabriele
dc.contributor.authorBastos, Maria
dc.contributor.authorBoon, Polly
dc.contributor.authorFallico, Biagio
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Reginald
dc.contributor.authorFrutos Fernandez, Maria Jose
dc.contributor.authorGrasl‐Kraupp, Bettina
dc.contributor.authorGundert‐Remy, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorGürtler, Rainer
dc.contributor.authorHoudeau, Eric
dc.contributor.authorKurek, Marcin
dc.contributor.authorLouro, Henriqueta
dc.contributor.authorMorales, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorPassamonti, Sabina
dc.contributor.authorMultari, Salvatore
dc.contributor.authorRasinger, Josef Daniel
dc.contributor.authorRincon, Ana Maria
dc.contributor.authorVermeiren, Sam
dc.contributor.authorSmeraldi, Camilla
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-25T13:28:41Z
dc.date.available2025-02-25T13:28:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-28
dc.description.abstractThe Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) provides a scientific opinion re-evaluating the safety of the two food additives argon (E 938) and helium (E 939). Argon (Ar) and helium (He) are two noble gases, highly stable single atoms. Their chemical inertness is well known. Their physicochemical properties have served as a basis for their previous evaluations by SCF and JECFA, which have considered the use of these food additives safe even in the absence of a toxicological evaluation. No business operator or other interested party provided information in response to the call for data published by EFSA to support the re-evaluation of these two food additives with respect to their identity and specifications, manufacturing process (including the identification and quantification of potential impurities) and how they are applied to food to exert their technological function. One business operator replied to the call for data issued by EFSA reporting use levels of E 938 as a packaging gas in one food category. Based on their physicochemical properties, both gases are considered by the Panel to be of low toxicological concern when used as food additives. No information was available on the potential presence of impurities of toxicological concern resulting from the manufacturing process(es) applied to the production of the food additives E 938 and E 939. The Panel however noted that a minimum purity of 99.0% is required to comply with existing specifications. The Panel concluded that the use of argon (E 938) and helium (E 939) as food additives does not raise a safety concern. The Panel recommended an amendment of the existing EU specifications to introduce the respective CAS numbers.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationEFSA J. 2024 Oct 28;22(10):e9048. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9048. eCollection 2024 Oct
dc.identifier.doi10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9048pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1831-4732
dc.identifier.pmid39469433
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/10385
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWiley-VCH Verlag
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9048
dc.subjectCAS No 7440‐37‐1
dc.subjectCAS No 7440‐59‐7
dc.subjectArgonpt_PT
dc.subjectNoble Gasespt_PT
dc.subjectFood Additivespt_PT
dc.subjectHeliumpt_PT
dc.subjectPackaging Gasespt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental Genotoxicitypt_PT
dc.subjectGenotoxicidade Ambientalpt_PT
dc.titleRe‐evaluation of argon (E 938) and helium (E 939) as food additivespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue10pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPagee9048
oaire.citation.titleEFSA Journalpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume22pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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