Informe del Comité Científico de la Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (AESAN) en relación a la seguridad del uso de una solución acuosa de cloruro de dioxígeno (dióxido de cloro) como coadyuvante tecnológico para la desinfección bacteriana del agua de lavado de tomates en las plantas de procesado
- Jordi Mañes Vinuesa
- Carlos Manuel Franco Abuín
- Elena González Fandos
- Carmen Rubio Armendáriz
- Pau Talens Oliag
- Ricardo López Rodríguez
ISSN: 1885-6586
Year of publication: 2021
Issue: 34
Pages: 11-22
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista del Comité Científico de la AESAN
Abstract
The company Servicios Técnicos de Canarias S.L.U has requested an assessment of the safety of using an aqueous solution of dioxygen chloride (chlorine dioxide) (0.75 %) as a processing aid, with comercial designation AGRI DIS. The proposed use is the antibacterial treatment of water used to wash tomatoes in processing plants. The dose of the processing aid to be used will be 0.04 % such that the final concentration of chlorine dioxide in the washing solution is 3 ppm. Considering the most adverse scenario of the presence of residues in tomatoes and their consumption in Europe, an Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) of these residues as well as a consumer risk assessment has been made. It is the conclusion of the Scientific Committee that, based on the information provided by the applicant and taking into account the proposed composition and conditions of use, the use of the aqueous solution of chlorine dioxide as a processing aid does not pose risks to consumer health.