欧盟食品安全局认为胞磷胆碱作为新型食品配料安全

据欧盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，10月24日欧盟食品安全局就胞磷胆碱（citicoline）作为新型食品配料的安全性发表科学意见。

胞磷胆碱（citicoline）可用于中老年人食品补充剂，最大用量为500 mg/天；用于特殊营养用途食品的最大用量为250 mg/份；但不适合儿童食用。

EFSA最后得出结论，按照提议的使用范围及使用量，胞磷胆碱（citicoline）作为新型食品配料是安全的。

部分原文报道如下：

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies （NDA） was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on citicoline as a novel food ingredient in the context of Regulation （EC） No 258/97. The novel food ingredient （NFI）， citicoline, is choline cytidine 5'-pyrophosphate （C14H26N4O11P2） with a minimum purity of 98.0 %.

Available human studies do not raise safety concerns under the proposed conditions of use. The additional data presented by the applicant on safety in laboratory animals, although incomplete by modern standards, provides further reassurance on the safety of the NFI. The Panel concludes that the NFI, citicoline, is safe under the proposed uses and use levels.