Fytosterolen (2) Pytosterol (2)

The applicant, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), has compiled a dossier on the safety of the novel food ingredient, phytosterols and phytosterol esters. These compounds are equivalent from a biological perspective, and are prepared from vegetable oils using standard procedures. Careful production and purification appears to guarantee the quality of the product. The applicant provides sufficient information about the composition. The nutritional and toxicological information in the dossier is based entirely on the scientific information on phytosterol mixtures that are added to certain foods, which have already been authorized on the European and American markets.