Table 1.
Categories of sources and relevant EFSA Guidance documents outlining specific data requirements for their characterisation
| Category | Examples from past EFSA opinions | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single substances, chemically characterised; sources consisting of, isolated from or produced from material of inorganic mineral origin | Vanadium citrate, stannic chloride, chromium picolinate, copper aspartate, orotic acid salts, inorganic mineral constituents isolated from rocks and utilised as inorganic or organic salts or chelates | EFSA ANS Panel (2012), EFSA NDA Panel (2016) |
| 2 | Mixtures of single substances, chemically characterised | Selenium amino acid chelate; iron(II)‐humic acid/fulvic acid chelate | EFSA ANS Panel (2012) |
| 3 | Complex mixtures not derived from botanical sources, possibly not fully chemically characterised (chemical characterisation extent depending on the proposed use and use levels) | EFSA ANS Panel (2012) | |
| 4 | Sources consisting of, isolated from or produced from animals or parts thereof | Blood peptonates | EFSA ANS Panel (2012) |
| 5 | Sources of botanical origin | Iodised ethyl esters of poppy seed oil | EFSA Scientific Committee (2009, 2014) |
| 6 | Sources consisting of, isolated from, or produced from cell culture or tissue culture derived from animals, plants, fungi or algae | EFSA NDA Panel (2016) | |
| 7 | Natural, derivatised and synthetic polymers | EFSA ANS Panel (2012) | |
| 8 | Sources containing microorganisms or derived from microorganisms, fungi or algae |
Chromium‐enriched yeast Also concerning sources consisting of, isolated from or produced from GMMs |
EFSA (2007b) and subsequent updates, EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (2018), EFSA GMO Panel (2011), EFSA FEEDAP Panel (2018) |
| 9 | Nano‐sized materials, engineered and unintentionally produced | EFSA NDA Panel (2016), EFSA Scientific Committee (2018) |