Estimation of the distribution of the maximum theoretical intake for ten additives in France.
Three European directives imply for all member states an evaluation of food additives intakes. This paper describes the French approach, using a step-by-step procedure to evaluate, at a national level, the consumption of 10 food additives or groups of additives (E100, curcumin; E160b, annatto; E200-203, sorbic acid and salts; E210-213, benzoic acid and salts; E220-224, 226-228, sulphites; E249-250, nitrites; E297, fumaric acid; E473-474, sucrose esters and sucroglycerides; E491-492, stearoyl lactates; E952, cyclamic acid). The results are reassuring for the general population, except for sulphites.
Verger
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Observatoire des Consommations Alimentaires, CNERNA, Paris, France.
Chambolle
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Babayou
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Le Breton
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Volatier
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D003474:Curcumin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005503:Food Additives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005505:Food Coloring Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005520:Food Preservatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009573:Nitrites / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013447:Sulfites / Q000008:administration & dosage
D005503:Food Additives; D005505:Food Coloring Agents; D005520:Food Preservatives; D009573:Nitrites; D013447:Sulfites; D003474:Curcumin