Glycolipids
Also known as: E246
Long-chain glycolipids from Dacryopinax spathularia were authorized in the EU as food additive E 246 by Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1037 following an EFSA safety opinion that established an ADI of 10 mg/kg bw/day. EFSA concluded there is no safety concern at the proposed uses and use levels.
What it is
Long-chain glycolipids (E 246) produced by fermentation of the fungus Dacryopinax spathularia.
Preservative in selected non-alcoholic and aromatised beverages.
What regulators actually say
"Glycolipids should be authorised as a food additive ... and a number 'E 246' should be assigned to it."
"The Panel concluded that the exposure to long-chain glycolipids from Dacryopinax spathularia ... does not raise a safety concern at the uses and use levels proposed by the applicant."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS under FDA GRAS Notice 720 (Dacryopinax spathularia long-chain glycolipids)
European Union — EFSA
Authorised in EU as E 246 (Reg 2022/1037); ADI 10 mg/kg bw/day
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