Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201
Abstract The food enzyme pectinesterase (pectin pectylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.11) is produced with the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201 by AB Enzymes GmbH. The genetic modifications do not give rise to safety concerns. The food enzyme was considered free from viable cells of the pro...
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| author | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Claude Lambré José Manuel Barat Baviera Claudia Bolognesi Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Riccardo Crebelli David Michael Gott Konrad Grob Evgenia Lampi Marcel Mengelers Alicja Mortensen Gilles Rivière Inger‐Lise Steffensen Christina Tlustos Henk Van Loveren Laurence Vernis Holger Zorn Boet Glandorf Magdalena Andryszkiewicz Ana Gomes Natalia Kovalkovicova Yi Liu Giulio diPiazza Andrew Chesson |
| author_facet | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Claude Lambré José Manuel Barat Baviera Claudia Bolognesi Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Riccardo Crebelli David Michael Gott Konrad Grob Evgenia Lampi Marcel Mengelers Alicja Mortensen Gilles Rivière Inger‐Lise Steffensen Christina Tlustos Henk Van Loveren Laurence Vernis Holger Zorn Boet Glandorf Magdalena Andryszkiewicz Ana Gomes Natalia Kovalkovicova Yi Liu Giulio diPiazza Andrew Chesson |
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| description | Abstract The food enzyme pectinesterase (pectin pectylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.11) is produced with the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201 by AB Enzymes GmbH. The genetic modifications do not give rise to safety concerns. The food enzyme was considered free from viable cells of the production organism and its DNA. It is intended to be used in five food manufacturing processes: fruit and vegetable processing for juice production, fruit and vegetable processing for products other than juices, production of wine and wine vinegar, coffee demucilation and production of plant extracts as flavouring preparations. Since residual amounts of the total organic solids (TOS) are removed during the coffee demucilation and the production of flavouring extracts, dietary exposure was calculated only for the remaining three food processes. It was estimated to be up to 0.532 mg TOS/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. Genotoxicity tests did not indicate a safety concern. The systemic toxicity was assessed by means of a repeated dose 90‐day oral toxicity study in rats. The Panel identified a no observed adverse effect level of 1,000 mg TOS/kg bw per day, the highest dose tested, which, when compared with the estimated dietary exposure, resulted in a margin of exposure of at least 1,880. A search for the similarity of the amino acid sequence of the food enzyme to known allergens was made and two matches were found with pollen allergens. The Panel considered that, under the intended conditions of use, the risk of allergic reactions upon dietary exposure, particularly in individuals sensitised to pollen allergens, cannot be excluded. Based on the data provided, the Panel concluded that this food enzyme does not give rise to safety concerns under the intended conditions of use. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ef37a306ff8c46bfbe0ddb1c07a770402025-08-20T02:09:47ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322023-06-01216n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8097Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP)Claude LambréJosé Manuel Barat BavieraClaudia BolognesiPier Sandro CocconcelliRiccardo CrebelliDavid Michael GottKonrad GrobEvgenia LampiMarcel MengelersAlicja MortensenGilles RivièreInger‐Lise SteffensenChristina TlustosHenk Van LoverenLaurence VernisHolger ZornBoet GlandorfMagdalena AndryszkiewiczAna GomesNatalia KovalkovicovaYi LiuGiulio diPiazzaAndrew ChessonAbstract The food enzyme pectinesterase (pectin pectylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.11) is produced with the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201 by AB Enzymes GmbH. The genetic modifications do not give rise to safety concerns. The food enzyme was considered free from viable cells of the production organism and its DNA. It is intended to be used in five food manufacturing processes: fruit and vegetable processing for juice production, fruit and vegetable processing for products other than juices, production of wine and wine vinegar, coffee demucilation and production of plant extracts as flavouring preparations. Since residual amounts of the total organic solids (TOS) are removed during the coffee demucilation and the production of flavouring extracts, dietary exposure was calculated only for the remaining three food processes. It was estimated to be up to 0.532 mg TOS/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. Genotoxicity tests did not indicate a safety concern. The systemic toxicity was assessed by means of a repeated dose 90‐day oral toxicity study in rats. The Panel identified a no observed adverse effect level of 1,000 mg TOS/kg bw per day, the highest dose tested, which, when compared with the estimated dietary exposure, resulted in a margin of exposure of at least 1,880. A search for the similarity of the amino acid sequence of the food enzyme to known allergens was made and two matches were found with pollen allergens. The Panel considered that, under the intended conditions of use, the risk of allergic reactions upon dietary exposure, particularly in individuals sensitised to pollen allergens, cannot be excluded. Based on the data provided, the Panel concluded that this food enzyme does not give rise to safety concerns under the intended conditions of use.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8097food enzymepectinesterasepectin pectylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.11pectin methylesteraseTrichoderma reeseigenetically modified microorganism |
| spellingShingle | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Claude Lambré José Manuel Barat Baviera Claudia Bolognesi Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Riccardo Crebelli David Michael Gott Konrad Grob Evgenia Lampi Marcel Mengelers Alicja Mortensen Gilles Rivière Inger‐Lise Steffensen Christina Tlustos Henk Van Loveren Laurence Vernis Holger Zorn Boet Glandorf Magdalena Andryszkiewicz Ana Gomes Natalia Kovalkovicova Yi Liu Giulio diPiazza Andrew Chesson Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201 EFSA Journal food enzyme pectinesterase pectin pectylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.11 pectin methylesterase Trichoderma reesei genetically modified microorganism |
| title | Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201 |
| title_full | Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201 |
| title_fullStr | Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201 |
| title_short | Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain RF6201 |
| title_sort | safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified trichoderma reesei strain rf6201 |
| topic | food enzyme pectinesterase pectin pectylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.11 pectin methylesterase Trichoderma reesei genetically modified microorganism |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8097 |
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