EFSA | Minutes of the 7th Meeting of the Working Group on Titanium Dioxide (E 171) as a Food Additive | 3-4 November 2020

The Minutes of the 7th Meeting of the Working Group on Titanium Dioxide (E 171) as a Food Additive includes the following scientific topics for discussion:

Assessment of the safety of titanium dioxide (E 171) (EFSA-Q-2020- 00262)

The working group discussed the initial appraisal of the reliability of some of the papers retrieved from the literature search and considered to be relevant for the assessment of the toxicity of this kind of material that contains a fraction of nanoparticles. The specific criteria used for appraising the reliability of the studies were discussed and agreed among the WG members for their consistent implementation across the body of evidence that will be reviewed under the current mandate.

Link to the Minutes of the 7th Meeting of the Working Group on Titanium Dioxide (E 171) as a Food Additive