欧盟评估扩展使用一种含有四种酶活性的食品酶的安全性

 　　  2024年10月25日，欧盟食品安全局就一种含有四种酶活性的食品酶的安全性评价发布意见。　　
　　据了解，这种食品酶含有内切多聚半乳糖醛酸酶、果胶酯酶、果胶裂解酶和非还原端α-l-阿拉伯呋喃糖苷酶四种活性，是由黑曲霉菌株PEC生产的，旨在用于7种食品生产过程。
　　
　　经过评估，专家小组得出结论，这种食品酶在预期使用条件下不会引起安全问题。部分原文报道如下：
　　
　　The food enzyme has four declared activities: endo-polygalacturonase ((1–4)-α-d-galacturonan glycanohydrolase (endo-cleaving); EC 3.2.1.15), pectinesterase (pectin pectylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.11), pectin lyase ((1–4)-6-O-methyl-α-d-galacturonan lyase; EC 4.2.2.10) and non-reducing end α-l-arabinofuranosidase (α-l-arabinofuranoside non-reducing end α-l-arabinofuranosidase; EC 3.2.1.55). It is produced with the non-genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain PEC by DSM Food Specialties B.V. A safety evaluation of this food enzyme was made previously, in which EFSA concluded that this food enzyme did not give rise to safety concerns when used in three food manufacturing processes. Subsequently, the applicant has requested to extend its use to include four additional processes. In this assessment, EFSA updated the safety evaluation of this food enzyme when used in a total of seven food manufacturing processes. As the food enzyme–total organic solids (TOS) are removed from the final foods in one food manufacturing process, the dietary exposure to the food enzyme–TOS was estimated only for the remaining six processes. The dietary exposure was calculated to be up to 0.612 mg TOS/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. When combined with the no observed adverse effect level previously reported (204 mg TOS/kg bw per day, the highest dose tested), the Panel derived a margin of exposure of at least 333. based on the previous evaluation, the assessment of the new data and the revised margin of exposure, the Panel concluded that this food enzyme does not give rise to safety concerns under the revised intended conditions of use.