(20)SCF concluded in its opinion adopted on 19 February 1988 15 , that it saw no objection from a toxicological point of view to the continued use at present levels (up to max 100 mg/l) of quinine in bitter drinks. The Authority does not contest this evaluation but recommends that the toxicological database on quinine should be reconsidered 16 . Pending the re-evaluation of quinine, the use of three quinine salts (FL 14.011, FL 14.152 and FL 14.155) should be restricted to non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks.
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- 15 Report of the Scientific Committee for Food on Quinine (opinion expressed on 19 February 1988). In Food - Science and techniques. Reports of the Scientific Committee for Food twenty-first series). Internal Market and Industrial Affairs Directorate-General. ↩
- 16 Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food on a request from Commission on Flavouring Group Evaluation 35 (FGE.35). Three quinine salts from the Priority list from chemical group 30. The EFSA Journal (2008) 739, 1-18. ↩