Outcome of public consultations on the Scientific Opinions of the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) on Dietary Reference Values for sodium and chloride

Abstract

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) carried out a public consultation to receive input from the scientific community and all interested parties on the draft Scientific Opinions on Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for sodium and chloride, prepared by the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA Panel) and endorsed by the Panel for public consultation at its Plenary meeting on 13 March 2019. The written public consultations for these documents were open from 3 April 2019 to 22 May 2019. No comments were received on the draft Scientific Opinion on DRVs for chloride. On the draft Scientific Opinion on DRVs for sodium, EFSA received comments from eight interested parties and three individuals in their personal capacity. EFSA and its NDA Panel wish to thank all stakeholders for their contributions. The current report summarises the outcome of the public consultations and includes a summary of the comments received and how the comments were addressed. The NDA Panel prepared an updated version of the Scientific Opinion on DRVs for sodium taking into account the comments received. The Scientific Opinions were adopted at the NDA Plenary meeting on 3 July 2019 and are published in the EFSA Journal.

Salt/Sodium Intake Estimation in Children and Adolescents of Costa Rica

“…Therefore, the sodium density of the population in this study almost doubles the suggested amount. Also the average intake reported in this study is 3 -4 times higher than the one recommended by the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) [26]. On the other hand, the average daily sodium intake among school children from 10 to 12 years old in the present study was approximately 600 mg higher than that of younger school children (7 -9 y), similar to those in the older subgroup (16 -18 y), whose average intake ranged between 7.5 -10 g salt.…”

Assessment of the bioactive lipid profiles of oil extracted from Tunisian table olive cultivars (Barouni, Besbassi, and Marsaline cvs.)

“…The European Food Safety Authority established a sodium intake of 2 g day -1 (corresponding to salt intake 5 g day -1 ) as safe and adequate for the European adult population. [27] In the present study, three Tunisian olive varieties were processed using the green Spanish-style method. The salt content of the brine used in the current investigation was adjusted to the minimum sodium chloride value (5%) required by the Codex Alimentarius Comission, taking into consideration people suffering from hypertension.…”

Хлор (Cl) – значение для организма и здоровья, где содержится

“…Потребность в макроэлементе возрастает в условиях жаркого климата, при обильном потоотделении, повышенном потреблении воды или сильных физических нагрузках. [7,8,9,10] Ежедневное потребление минерала в основном связано с потреблением хлорида натриясъедая всего 5-10 г пищевой соли (NaCl) в сутки, человек с избытком покрывает потребность в этом элементе. По данным Института медицины, допустимая верхняя доза хлорида для взрослых составляет 3,6 грамма в день.…”