A propos de dioxyde de titane

Et voici qui vient de l'Efsa :


On 15 April 2019, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) published an opinion on the risks related to the exposure to the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) taking into account the most recent scientific studies available.

Further to this publication, EFSA was requested by the European Commission to provide urgent scientific and technical assistance regarding the opinion issued by ANSES. In the ANSES opinion, 25 new relevant publications published between 2017 and 2019 were reviewed together with previous opinions by EFSA and ANSES and a systematic review on in vitro genotoxicity of nano titanium dioxide. In this statement, EFSA concludes that the ANSES opinion published in April 2019 does not identify any major new findings that would overrule
the conclusions made in the previous two scientific opinions on the safety of titanium dioxide (E 171) as a food additive issued by the EFSA ANS Panel in 2016 and 2018.
The ANSES opinion reiterates the previously identified uncertainties and data gaps, which are currently being addressed in the context of the follow up activities originating from the previous EFSA evaluations and their recommendations. In addition to the aspects for which the follow up
work is currently ongoing, ANSES recommends further investigation of in vivo genotoxicity.

EFSA considers this recommendation should be revisited once the ongoing work on the physico-chemical characterisation of the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) is completed.

Les allégations négatives!

Une confiture "sans conservateur" ? C'est idiot, puisque c'est le sucre qui assure la conservation, et qu'il serait absurde d'ajouter des conservateurs inutiles.
Une conserve sans conservateur ? C'est imbécile, puisque l'appertisation est un procédé pour conserver les denrées.

Surtout, porter la mention "sans" (colorant, conservateur, additif, etc.), c'est entretenir des peurs, et, aussi, mépriser le travail des experts qui ont autorisé les produits dont le vendeur signale l'absence.

Luttons contre les marchands de peur !




PS. Evidemment, les divers additifs ne sont autorisés que dans des conditions particulières. Par exemple, le dioxyde de titane, si utilisé par les pâtissiers d'aujourd'hui, ne sont autorisés pour l'industrie que pour teinter en blanc une surface, par pour faire de la coloration de masse, comme je l'ai vu parfois, dans d'autres lieux que l'industrie alimentaire !