TY - T1 - Safety of betaine as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/311031 T3 - A1 - EFSA Panel Nutr Novel Foods Food A A2 - PB - Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - In 2017, the EFSA Panelon Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) concluded that betaine as a novel food (NF) is safe to be used at a maximum intake level of 6 mg/kg body weight per day in addition to the intake from the background diet. Following the present request from the European Commission, the EFSA NDA Panel was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on betaine by carrying out the assessment for the revised uses and use levels of betaine as proposed by the applicant. Thus, EFSA per... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - betaine; novel food; intake assessment; 416 Food Science N1 - PP - ER -