June 8/Parma, Italy/EFSA -- The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated a pair of artificial flavors for use in a wide variety of foods and beverages and found “no safety concerns” at the tested levels.
The two flavoring substances (officially designated as 4-amino-5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(1H)-one [FL-no: 16.116] and 4-amino-5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(1H)-one hydrochloride [FL-no: 16.120]) are described as a sulphur substituted pyrimidin derivative and its hydrochloride salt. The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids found the two substances “do not give rise to safety concerns at their levels of dietary intake, estimated on the basis of the MSDI [maximized survey-derived daily intake] approach.”