The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has ruled that whey basic protein isolate is safe for use in infant and follow-on formula, meal replacement beverages, dietary foods for special medical purposes and as a food supplement. The opinion was delivered after French dairy ingredients company Armor Protéines asked the EFSA in relation to novel foods (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The EFSA said the consumption of whey basic protein isolate was "not nutritionally disadvantageous", and recommended a maximum intake of 27.8 mg per kg of body weight per day in infants and 24.8 mg per kg in toddlers.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has ruled that whey basic protein isolate is safe for use in infant and follow-on formula, meal replacement beverages, dietary foods for special medical purposes and as a food supplement. The opinion was delivered after French dairy ingredients company Armor Protéines asked the EFSA in relation to novel foods (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The EFSA said the consumption of whey basic protein isolate was "not nutritionally disadvantageous", and recommended a maximum intake of 24.8 mg per kg of body weight per day in infants and 27.8 mg per kg in toddlers.