Last updated on 14-12-2020 by Jill Alexandre
Authors
Schrenk, Dieter; Bignami, Margherita; Bodin, Laurent; Chipman, James; del Mazo, Jesús; Hogstrand, Christer; Hoogenboom, Laurentius; Leblanc, Jean‐Charles; Nebbia, Carlo; Nielsen, Elsa; Ntzani, Evangelia; Petersen, Annette; Sand, Salomon; Schwerdtle, Tanja; Vleminckx, Christiane; Wallace, Heather; Brimer, Leon; Cottrill, Bruce; Dusemund, Birgit; Mulder, Patrick; Vollmer, Günter; Binaglia, Marco; Ramos Bordajandi, Luisa; Riolo, Francesca; Roldán‐Torres, Ruth; Grasl‐Kraupp, BettinaKeywords
Abstract:
The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of glycoalkaloids (GAs) in feed and food. This risk assessment covers edible parts of potato plants and other food plants containing GAs, in particular, tomato and aubergine. In humans, acute toxic effects of potato GAs (α‐solanine and α‐chaconine) include gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. For these effects, the CONTAM Panel identified a lowest‐observed‐adverse‐effect level of 1 mg total potato GAs/kg body weight (bw) per day as a refer…