CIR Expert Panel Debates Barley Data Needs, Casts Preservative Pressures As Global Equity Issue
Executive Summary
Barley's safe use in food should not be assurance in itself that all barley-derived ingredients under CIR Expert Panel review are without sensitization risks, some panel members contended at the group's 6-7 December meeting. The panel denied an NGO request to reconsider the safety of preservatives MI and MCI/MI in light of new data suggesting increased allergy in the US. Full meeting results.