Stratum Nutrition's Artinia Considered Safe by EFSA
August 23/St. Louis, Mo./Company Press Release -- In the context of Regulation (EC) No. 258/97 and after an extensive scientific review, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (DNA) has determined that Stratum Nutrition's chitin-glucan novel food ingredient, branded ARTINIA, is considered safe as a food ingredient at the proposed conditions of use and intake levels. ARTINIA (listed as KiOnutrime-CG in the EFSA's scientific opinion) is a high-purity, natural, fungal ingredient that features the benefits of both soluble and insoluble fibers.
As reviewed by the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies, the novel food ingredient is intended to be marketed as a food supplement, in the form of a powder in different formats such as gelatin capsules or tablets, to increase the daily intake of fiber. The intended intake of chitin-glucan is 2-5g/day. At the highest dose administered in a 13-week rat study, i.e. equivalent to 6.6g/kg body weight per day in males, no adverse effects were observed.