2019年3月27日，据欧盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，欧盟动物饲料添加剂和产品（FEEDAP）研究小组对山梨糖醇酐单月桂酸酯（sorbitan monolaurate）作为所有动物饲料添加剂的安全性和有效性进行了评估。
经过评估，小组认为山梨糖醇酐单月桂酸酯在建议的最大含量为85mg/Kg全价饲料时对所有动物物种都是安全的，在建议的使用条件下，预计不会对消费者构成风险。
部分原文报道如下：
The additive sorbitan monolaurate consists of sorbitol （and its anhydrides） esterified with fatty acids derived from coconut oil. It is intended to be used as a technological additive, functional group: emulsifier, in feedingstuffs for all animal species, at a maximum concentration of 85 mg/kg complete feed. The EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed （FEEDAP） concluded that sorbitan monolaurate is safe for all animal species at the proposed maximum content of 85 mg/kg complete feed and that the use of sorbitan monolaurate in animal nutrition is not expected to pose a risk for the consumer under the proposed conditions of use. Users are unlikely to be exposed to sorbitan monolaurate via inhalation. Sorbitan monolaurate is irritant to skin and eyes and it is not considered a skin sensitiser. Owing the lack of data, the FEEDAP Panel cannot conclude on the safety of the additive for the environment. Sorbitan monolaurate is authorised for use as a food additive with the function of emulsifier. The technological effect underlying its use as a food additive could reasonably be expected to be seen when used in feed.
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