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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 203, Revision 2 (FGE.203Rev2): alpha,beta-unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes and precursors from chemical subgroup 1.1.4 of FGE.19 with two or more conjugated double-bonds and with or without additional non-conjugated double-bonds

  • Vittorio Silano
  • , Claudia Bolognesi
  • , Laurence Castle
  • , Kevin Chipman
  • , Jean-Pierre Cravedi
  • , Karl-Heinz Engel
  • , Paul Fowler
  • , Roland Franz
  • , Konrad Grob
  • , Trine Husoy
  • , Sirpa Karenlampi
  • , Wim Mennes
  • , Maria Rosaria Milana
  • , Karla Pfaff
  • , Gilles Riviere
  • , Jannavi Srinivasan
  • , Maria de Fatima Tavares Pocas
  • , Christina Tlustos
  • , Detlef Wolfle
  • , Holger Zorn
  • Mona-Lise Binderup, Francesca Marcon, Daniel Marzin, Pasquale Mosesso, Maria Anastassiadou, Maria Carfi, Rainer Gurtler, et al.

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    Abstract

    The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids of the European Food Safety Authority was requested to evaluate the genotoxic potential of flavouring substances from subgroup 1.1.4 of FGE.19 in the Flavouring Group Evaluation 203 Revision 2 (FGE.203Rev2). In FGE. 203 Revision 1, the Panel concluded that the genotoxic potential could not be ruled out for the flavouring substances in this FGE. The Flavour Industry provided additional genotoxicity studies for the representative substances of FGE.19 subgroup 1.1.4, namely deca-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal [FL-no: 05.140] and hexa-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal [FL-no: 05.057]. In addition, new studies on hepta-2,4-dienal [FL-no: 05.084], 2,4-octadienal [FL-no: 05.186] and tr-2,tr-4-nonadienal [FL-no: 05.194] were provided that are evaluated in the present revision of FGE.203, i.e. FGE.203Rev2. Hepta-2,4-dienal [FL-no: 05.084], 2,4-octadienal [FL-no: 05.186] and tr-2,tr-4-nonadienal [FL-no: 05.194] did not induce gene mutations in bacteria. Hexa-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal [FL-no: 05.057] did not induce gene mutations in vitro in mammalian cells. Flexa-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal [FL-no: 05.057] was also tested in an in vivo gene mutation assay giving negative results. Both hexa-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal [FL-no: 05.057] and deca-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal [FL-no: 05.140] were tested in vivo for the induction of micronuclei in rats bone marrow and peripheral reticulocytes after oral or intraperitoneal administration. None of the two substances induced increased frequencies of micronuclei. The Panel concluded that the concern for genotoxicity can be ruled out for the representative substances hexa-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal [FL-no: 05.057] and deca-2(trans),4(trans)-dienal [FL-no: 05.140] and therefore also for the other substances in this group [FL-no: 02.139, 02.153, 02.162, 02.188, 05.064, 05.071, 05.081, 05.084, 05.101, 05.108, 05.125, 05.127, 05.141, 05.173, 05.186, 05.194, 05.196, 09.573]. These 20 substances can be evaluated using the Procedure for the evaluation of flavouring substances. (C) 2018 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number5322
    Number of pages39
    JournalEFSA Journal
    Volume16
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Keywords

    • alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes
    • straight chain
    • FGE.203
    • alpha,beta-unsaturated conjugated double-bonds
    • FGE.19
    • subgroup 1.1.4

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