Table 4.

Summary of dietary exposure to PGPR (E 476) from its use as a food additive in the regulatory maximum level exposure assessment scenario and in the refined exposure scenarios, in six population groups (minimum–maximum across the dietary surveys in mg/kg bw per day)

	Infants (12 weeks–11 months)	Toddlers (12–35 months)	Children (3–9 years)	Adolescents (10–17 years)	Adults (18–64 years)	The elderly (≥ 65 years)
Regulatory maximum level exposure assessment scenario
Mean	0.1–1.0	0.8–6.2	2.2–5.9	1.2–3.4	0.5–2.2	0.3–2.1
95th percentile	0.6–4.2	2.9–12.4	5.8–13.3	3.7–8.7	1.6–5.9	1.1–6.0
Refined exposure assessment scenario
Brand‐loyal scenario
Mean	0.01–0.6	0.3–3.6	0.9–4.0	0.7–2.3	0.2–1.2	0.1–1.5
95th percentile	< 0.01–2.6	1.3–9.2	3.0–12.0	2.9–7.1	1.1–4.1	0.6–5.2
Non‐brand‐loyal scenario
Mean	< 0.01–0.2	0.1–2.8	0.3–2.4	0.1–0.9	0.04–0.9	0.02–1.3
95th percentile	< 0.01–0.9	0.7–6.8	1.2–6.0	0.6–2.9	0.2–3.4	0.1–4.7