據(jù)歐盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，應(yīng)歐委會(huì)的要求，7月6日歐盟食品安全局再次評(píng)估了果膠和酰胺化果膠作為食品添加劑的安全性并發(fā)布意見。

　　歐盟專家組經(jīng)過分析認(rèn)為，果膠（E 440i）和酰胺化果膠（E 440ii）作為普通食品的添加劑具有一定安全性，在目前的使用范圍和使用量下對(duì)人體沒有安全隱患，無需設(shè)置每日允許攝入量（ADI）。

　　部分原文報(bào)道如下：

　　Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food （ANS） was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the re-evaluation of pectin （E 440i） and amidated pectin （E 440ii） as food additives. An acceptable daily intake （ADI） 'not specified' was allocated by the Scientific Committee for Food （SCF） for E 440i and E 440ii. Pectin and amidated pectin would not be absorbed intact, but extensively fermented by intestinal microbiota in animals and humans; products formed from pectins in the gastrointestinal tract are similar to manufactured pectin-derived acidic oligosaccharides （pAOS）。