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Calcium diglutamate

Also known as: Calcium diglutamate, E623, E 623

Is Calcium diglutamate safe? Is it banned or restricted? Below is the cited record — every claim linked to the regulator, study, or report that made it.

The charges against Calcium diglutamate

1 finding
Exhibit 01
Caution

In its 2017 re-evaluation, EFSA derived a group acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 30 mg/kg body weight per day (as glutamic acid) for glutamic acid and glutamates (E620-625), and found that dietary exposure exceeded not only this ADI but also doses associated with adverse effects in humans for some population groups.

Europe's food-safety authority says these MSG-family flavour enhancers are not genotoxic, but it set a daily limit (30 mg/kg body weight) and warned that some people already take in more than that limit from food additives.

Tier 1 · RegulatoryEUEFSA Journal (European Food Safety Authority, Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food)· 2017-07-12(opens source in a new tab)

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