Overview
Conduct a safety evaluation and risk analysis of a selected food additive permitted in Australia. Gather a wide

range of literature, including the publications of Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), Food

Standards Code and Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Calculate the TMDI and EDI. And use critical thinking

to assess the toxicological safety of the food additive.

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Details
The objective of this report is to familiarise yourself with:
� Information on which the safety evaluation of food additives are based
� Methods of risk analysis � including hazard characterisation and exposure assessment to reach a decision on

safety of a food ingredient.

Strategy
� Beginning with the JECFA reports, find your food additive and collect information regarding it�s manufacture,

toxicology & feeding trials, dose related effects and ADI.
� Background on dietary exposure risk assessment can be found in the FSANZ publication �Principles and Practices

of Dietary Exposure Assessment for Food Regulatory Purposes�
� Collect information on permitted usage of the food additive in foods/beverages from FSANZ Food Standards Code

PART 1.3 Substances Added to Food
� Calculate the amount consumed in food based on the amount permitted and the composition of diets (for normal

and vulnerable persons) using Australian Bureau of Statistics data
� Finally conduct a risk analysis on the likelihood of the persons exceeding the ADI, as discussed in the

lectures and provided in the references given in class.
Attend the Tutorial workshop in week 5 for guidance on obtaining the material for