Safety evaluation of an extension of use of the food enzyme glutaminase from the non-genetically modified Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AE-GT

[EN] The food enzyme glutaminase (l-glutamine amidohydrolase; EC 3.5.1.2) is produced with the non-genetically modified Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AE-GT by Amano Enzyme Inc. A safety evaluation of this food enzyme was made previously, in which EFSA concluded that this food enzyme did not give...

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Autores: Lambré, Claude, Bolognesi, Claudia, Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro, Crebelli, Riccardo, Gott, David Michael, Grob, Konrad, Lampi, Eugenia, Mengelers, Marcel, Mortensen, Alicja, Rivière, Gilles, Steffensen, Inger-Lise, Tlustos, Christina, van Loveren, Henk, Vernis, Laurence, Barat Baviera, José Manuel|||0000-0001-8487-7114
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/228802
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/228802
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
EC 3.5.1.2
EFSA-Q-2015-00289
EFSA-Q-2023-00356
Food enzyme
Glutaminase
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Sumario:[EN] The food enzyme glutaminase (l-glutamine amidohydrolase; EC 3.5.1.2) is produced with the non-genetically modified Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AE-GT by Amano Enzyme Inc. A safety evaluation of this food enzyme was made previously, in which EFSA concluded that this food enzyme did not give rise to safety concerns when used in five food manufacturing processes. Subsequently, the applicant requested to extend its use to thirteen additional processes and to revise the use levels. In this assessment, EFSA updated the safety evaluation of this food enzyme when used in a total of eighteen food manufacturing processes. As the food enzyme¿total organic solids (TOS) are removed from the final foods in two food manufacturing processes, the dietary exposure to the food enzyme¿TOS was estimated only for the remaining sixteen processes. Dietary exposure was calculated to be up to 0.678 mg TOS/kg body weight per day in European populations. Based on the data provided for the previous evaluation and the revised dietary exposure in the present evaluation, the Panel concluded that this food enzyme does not give rise to safety concerns under the revised intended conditions of use.