Safety of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97

EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA), Dominique Turck, Jean-Louis Bresson, Barbara Burlingame, Tara Dean, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Marina Heinonen, Karen Ildico Hirsch-Ernst, Inge Mangelsdorf, Harry J. McArdle, Androniki Naska, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Grażyna Nowicka, Kristina Pentieva, Yolanda Sanz, Alfonso Siani, Anders Sjödin, Martin Stern, Daniel Tomé, Marco VincetiPeter Willatts, Karl-Heinz Engel, Rosangela Marchelli, Annette Pöting, Morten Poulsen, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Agnáes de Sesmaisons, Henk Van Loveren

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Abstract

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt (PQQ), trade name BioPQQ™, as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97. PQQ is produced by fermentation using Hyphomicrobium denitrificans CK-275 and purification process. PQQ has a minimum purity of 99.0%. The information provided on the composition, specifications, batch-to-batch variability, stability and production process of PQQ is sufficient and does not raise safety concerns. The applicant intends to market PQQ for use in food supplements for healthy adults, except pregnant and lactating women, at a maximum proposed level of consumption of 20 mg/day (corresponding to 0.29 mg/kg bw per day for a 70-kg person). The proposed level of consumption is at least 250 times higher than the estimated background intake of PQQ occurring naturally in foods. Information on the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of PQQ in animals and humans is limited. Considering the no-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) of 100 mg/kg bw per day from a 90-day repeated dose oral toxicity study with BioPQQ™, and the maximum proposed level of consumption, the Panel concludes that the margin of exposure (of 344) is sufficient. The Panel concludes that the novel food, pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt (BioPQQ™), is safe under the intended conditions of use as specified by the applicant.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere05058
Number of pages19
JournalEFSA Journal
Volume15
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Nov 2017

Keywords

  • Ingredient
  • Novel food
  • Pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt
  • Safety

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Parasitology
  • Food Science
  • Microbiology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • veterinary (miscalleneous)
  • Plant Science

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