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Acceptable daily intake of food additives and ceiling on levels of use

1966; Elsevier BV; Volume: 4; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0015-6264(66)80584-9

1878-6049

Søren C. Hansen,

Nutritional Studies and Diet

Administratively fixed levels of use for food additives (tolerances) should accord with the acceptable daily intake (ADI) zones established by toxicologists. ADI is expressed in mg/kg body weight. The highest intake of calories is estimated to be 100 calories/kg body weight/day (which is that of a 1-yr-old baby). It can therefore be assumed without further proof that all foodstuffs contain less than ADI/100 calories. If higher levels of use are required, the additive in question must be reserved for specific foodstuffs or groups of foodstuffs from which the highest intake, as calories/kg body weight/day, must be estimated. ADI may also be related to liquid intake.