ANNEX 4
ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES, OTHER TOXICOLOGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS, AND INFORMATION
ON SPECIFICATIONS
ADI for man and other
Specifications1 toxicological
recommendations
A. Food additives
Antioxidants
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) R 0-0.3 mg/kg b.w.2
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) R 0-0.125 mg/kg b.w.2
Dodecyl gallate R No ADI allocated3
Octyl gallate R No ADI allocated3
Propyl gallate R 0-2.5 mg/kg b.w.
Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) R 0-0.2 mg/kg b.w.2
Tocopherol, dl-alpha- R )
) 0.15-2 mg/kg b.w.4,5
Tocopherol, d-alpha-concentrate N )
Flavouring agents
d-Carvone R )
) 0-1.0 mg/kg b.w.2,3
l-Carvone R )
Food colours
Brown FK R No ADI allocated3
Curcumin R 0-0.1 mg/kg b.w.2
Erythrosine R 0-0.6 mg/kg b.w.2
ADI for man and other
Specifications1 toxicological
recommendations
Fast Green FCF R 0-25 mg/kg b.w.
Lithol rubine BK R No ADI allocated3
Turmeric oleoresin O 0-0.3 mg/kg b.w.2
Sweetening agents
Mannitol R ADI "not specified"6
Thickening agents
Ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose S 0-25 mg/kg b.w.7
Karaya gum S 0-20 mg/kg b.w.2
Processed Euchuema seaweed N,T No ADI allocated3
Tara gum R ADI "not specified"6
Xanthan gum R ADI "not specified"6
Miscellaneous food additives
Glucono-delta-lactone R ADI "not specified"6
Hydrocarbon waxes N,T8 No ADI allocated3
Mineral oil R,T ADI "not specified"2,6
Petroleum jelly N,T No ADI allocated3
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) R 0-50 mg/kg b.w.
Sodium aluminium
phosphate, acidic S 0-0.6 mg/kg b.w.5,9
Sodium aluminium
phosphate, basic S
ADI for man and other
Specifications1 toxicological
recommendations
Sulfur dioxide and
sulfites R,T10 0-0.7 mg/kg b.w.
Talc R,T ADI "not specified"6
B. Contaminants
Lead (children and infants) - 25 µg/kg b.w.11
Specifications only1
Blackcurrant extract N,T
Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate R
Carob bean gum R,T
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol R,T
Heptanes R
Lecithin R,T
Lecithin, partially hydrolysed N,T
Potassium malate solutions, DL- W
Sodium dihydrogen citrate R
Sodium fumarate R
Sodium malate, DL- R
Tocopherol concentrate, mixed N
Turmeric colour N,T
Notes to Annex 4
1. N, new specifications prepared; O, specifications not prepared;
R, existing specifications revised; S, specifications exist,
revision not considered or not required; T, the existing, new or
revised specifications are tentative and comments are invited;
and W, previously established specifications withdrawn.
2. Temporary acceptance.
3. Insufficient information available to establish an ADI.
4. The lower value represents the daily dietary allowance
recommended by the US National Academy of Sciences/National
Research Council. The upper value represents the maximum value
for the ADI.
5. ADI applies to the two listed compounds, alone or in combination.
6. ADI "not specified" means that, on the basis of the available
data (chemical, biochemical, toxicological, and other), the total
daily intake of the substance, arising from its use at the levels
necessary to achieve the desired effect and from its acceptable
background in food, does not, in the opinion of the Committee,
represent a hazard to health. For that reason, and for the
reasons stated in the individual evaluations, the establishment
of an ADI expressed in numerical form is not deemed necessary.
7. Group ADI for modified celluloses.
8. New tentative specifications for paraffin wax were prepared.
9. Group temporary ADI for aluminium salts expressed as aluminium.
10. Revised tentative specifications for sulfur dioxide were
prepared.
11. Provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI).
See Also: Toxicological Abbreviations