2024年5月8日，欧盟食品安全局就一种食品酶β-淀粉酶（β-amylase）的安全性评价发布意见。
据了解，这种食品酶是由非转基因弯曲芽孢杆菌菌株AE-BAF生产的，旨在用于七种食品生产过程。
经过评估，专家小组得出结论，这种食品酶在预期使用条件下不会引起安全问题。部分原文报道如下：
The food enzyme β-amylase (4-α-d-glucan maltohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.2) is produced with the non-genetically modified Bacillus flexus strain AE-BAF by Amano Enzyme Inc. A safety evaluation of this food enzyme was made previously, in which EFSA concluded that this food enzyme did not give rise to safety concerns when used in three food manufacturing processes. Subsequently, the applicant requested to extend its use to four additional processes and revised the use levels. In this assessment, EFSA updated the safety evaluation of this food enzyme for use in a total of seven food manufacturing processes. As the food enzyme-total organic solids (TOS) are removed from the final foods in one food manufacturing process, the dietary exposure to the food enzyme-TOS was estimated only for the remaining six processes. The dietary exposure was estimated to be up to 0.247 mg TOS/kg body weight per day in European populations. based on the data provided for the previous evaluation and the dietary exposure revised in the present evaluation, the Panel concluded that this food enzyme does not give rise to safety concerns under the revised intended conditions of use.
