date:May 10, 2021
housands of studies that have become available since EFSAs previous assessment in 2016, including new scientific evidence and data on nanoparticles.
The authoritys scientific experts applied for the first time the 2018 EFSA Scientific Committee Guidance on Nanotechnology to the safety assessment of food additives. Titanium dioxide E 171 contains at most 50% of particles in the nano range (i.e. less than 100 nanometres) to which consumers may be exposed.
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