Evaluation of the safety of sodium pectate as a food ingredient.
New potential uses of pectates in food products have recently stimulated interest in re-evaluating the information available concerning the safety of pectins and pectates as food ingredients. Data relevant to this re-evaluation have been obtained in rats in recent 14-day and 13 wk subchronic feeding studies with sodium pectate. Ames tests and other mutagenicity tests have been conducted with sodium pectate, bleached sodium pectate and mixed sodium/calcium pectate salts. These toxicological studies with pectates have provided further evidence of their safety, and support of the continued GRAS status of pectins and pectate salts.
Borzelleca
J F
JF
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, USA.
Filer
L J
LJ
Kinoshita
F K
FK
Gerrish
T C
TC
Kuo
P K
PK
La Du
B N
BN
D000818:Animals; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005503:Food Additives / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D010368:Pectins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity
D005503:Food Additives; D010368:Pectins; C003181:polygalacturonic acid