Table 5.

Qualitative evaluation of influence of uncertainties on the dietary exposure estimate

Sources of uncertainties	Directiona
Consumption data: different methodologies/representativeness/underreporting/misreporting/no portion size standard	+/–
Use of data from food consumption surveys covering only a few days to estimate high percentiles (95th) long‐term (chronic) exposure	+
Concentration data: Use levels considered applicable to all foods within the entire food category, whereas on average 0.13% of the foods, belonging to food categories with foods labelled with additive, was labelled with the additive	+
Foods which may contain the food additive according to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 not taken into account	–
Regulatory maximum level exposure assessment scenario: Exposure calculations based on the MPL according to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 Food categories selected for the exposure assessment: inclusion of food categories without considering the restriction/exception (n = 3 MPL scenario out of 21 food categories)	+ +

^a+, uncertainty with potential to cause overestimation of exposure; –, uncertainty with potential to cause underestimation of exposure.