EFSA Compendium of botanicals that have been reported to contain toxic, addictive, psychotropic or other substances of concern
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: 1A Plants containing toxic substances (CPMP / EMEA,1992) 1B Plants considered in 2005 by the Italian Ministry of Health as not suitable for use in food supplement manufacturing (www.ministerosalute.it/alimenti/dietetica/dietetica.jsp)1C Spanish Regulation (Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo Orden SCO/ 190/2004) concerning plants for which public sale is forbidden or limited because of toxicity 1D Swedish list (September 2006) concerning plants which are considered as not suitable in foods 1E Dutch Regulation implementing the Law 19 January 2001 on Goods and identifying pyrrolizidine alkaloids containing plants (for which a maximum limit of 1 µg/kg or per litre is imposed) (E1) and plants not to be used in herboristic products (E2) 1F Belgian Regulation (29/8/1997 and following acts) identifying plants non admitted in foods Botanical name Parts of plants of possible concern Chemical of concern / toxic effect Remarks Specific References Abrus precatorius L.
Source: EFSA Supporting Publications
Author: ESCO WORKING GROUP MEMBERS
Institution: European Food Safety Authority
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W579473610