date:Aug 18, 2012
Following an assessment, the FSAs Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) has found no safety concerns relating to the use of methyl cellulose as an additive in foods.
Switzerland-based Dow Wolff Cellulosics applied to the FSA earlier this year, seeking approval to market its own version of the carbohydrate derivative.
If approved, Switzerland-based Dow Wolff Cellulosics intends to use its modified version of the ingredient SATISFIT-LTG in a number of products including ice c