据欧盟食品安全局消息,欧盟委员会要求欧盟食品安全局按照 (EC) No 1332/2008的要求,对β-淀粉酶用于食品的安全性进行评估。5月10日欧盟食品安全局(EFSA)就小麦、大豆、大麦来源的β-淀粉酶用于食品的安全性发布意见。
欧盟专家组经风险评估认为,大麦、小麦、大豆中提取的β-淀粉酶无过敏风险,可以用于食品烘焙和酿造工艺、蒸馏酒精生产和用于生产葡萄糖浆的淀粉加工,按照良好操作规范,按需添加。
部分原文报道如下:
The food enzyme considered in this opinion is a 4-α-d-glucan maltohydrolase (EC 3.2.1.2) obtained from grain of barley (Hordeum vulgare), by the companies Genencor International B.V. and Senson Oy. This β-amylase is intended to be used in several food-manufacturing processes: baking and brewing processes, distilled alcohol production, and starch processing for the production of glucose syrups.