The EU Commission report on canthaxanthin in feeds for salmonids, (and
poultry), is available at:
http://www.eu.nl/food/fs/sc/scan/out81_en.pdf#search=%22canthaxanthin%20EU%22
I see the report bases the estimate of the daily intake of canthaxanthin
from salmonids on the assumption of a daily consumption of 300 g of salmonid
flesh/day. Hands up all those who eat this amount of all types of fish/day,
never mind just salmonids!
Peter Howgate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Blakistone" <bblakistone@nfi.org>
To: <seafood@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 2:41 PM
Subject: canthaxanthin and astaxanthin
NFI has heard that canthaxanthin is under debate by Codex as to its
acceptable use as a food additive. (At issue is its low Acceptable
Daily Intake.) Can anyone comment briefly on its use in the seafood
industry? Is it an important additive in the U.S.? Would the industry
be negatively impacted if Codex were to disapprove canthaxanthin's use?
Thanks.
Barbara
Barbara Blakistone, Ph.D.
Director, Technical and Regulatory Affairs
National Fisheries Institute
McLean, VA
703-752-8887
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