title: Evidence for the safety of gum arabic (Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.) as a food additive--a brief review.
abstract: Scrutiny of the experimental evidence of safety demanded by the international food safety authorities has led them to conclude that no limitation to the use of gum arabic as a food additive need be specified when it conforms to the established criteria of identity and purity. This brief review collates the dietary, toxicological, immunological, chemical and other studies available.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005503:Food Additives / Q000633:toxicity*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity; D006170:Gum Arabic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D005503:Food Additives; D011134:Polysaccharides; D006170:Gum Arabic