摘要：Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA ) was asked to deliver an opinion on chromium‐enriched biomass of Yarrowia lipolytica as a novel food (NF ) pursuant to Regulation (EU ) 2015/2283. The NF is the dried and heat‐killed chromium‐enriched biomass of Y. lipolytica . This yeast species is widespread in nature, can be found in the environment and in foods, and was attributed the qualified presumption of safety (QPS ) status for production purposes in 2018, including food and feed products based on biomass of the yeast. The production process, fermentation in the presence of chromium chloride, includes a heat‐killing step of the yeast, resulting in the absence of viable Y. lipolytica in the NF . The maximum total chromium content of the NF is 23 μg Cr/g, with the chromium present as Cr(III ). The applicant proposed to use the NF as a food supplement. The target population proposed by the applicant is the general population from 3 years of age onwards, with maximum proposed use levels of 2 g/day for children from 3 to 9 years of age and 4 g/day thereafter. At the proposed use levels of the NF , the combined intake of chromium provided by the NF , in addition to a background diet high in chromium, would result in total chromium intakes well below the tolerable daily intake (TDI ) for chromium(III ) for all target population groups. The Panel concludes that the NF , chromium‐enriched biomass of Y. lipolytica , is safe under the proposed conditions of use.
