Assessment report Synthetic chewing gum base ingredient, applicant Reading Scientific Services, Ltd. (RSSL)

A report on the initial assessment of a synthetic chewing gum base ingredient by the company Reading Scientific Services, Ltd. (RSSL).

The application concerns the substance synthetic chewing gum base ingredient which can be sold as a separate product, or can be used as an ingredient in certain types of food products.

This report describes a so-called ‘initial assessment’ according to the European approval procedure for novel foods, as governed by European Regulation 258/97.

The Novel Foods Unit sent this assessment report to the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport on 14 July 2011.