TY - T1 - Safety of xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/298806 T3 - A1 - EFSA Panel Dietetic Products Nutr A2 - PB - Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on a mixture of xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The NF is obtained from corncobs (Zea mays subsp. mays) via enzyme-catalysed hydrolysis and subsequent purification. The main components of the NF, the oligosaccharides, are resistant to human digestive enzymes and are fermented by colon... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - xylo-oligosaccharides; XOS; novel food; safety; TRICHODERMA-REESEI; RATS; XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDES; TOXICITY; 416 Food Science N1 - PP - ER -