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PRESS RELEASEEFSA gives update on semicarbazide : No reason to change current dietary habits including for babies Precautionary action by industry recommended for baby foods EFSA released today a risk assessment regarding semicarbazide (SEM) in food based on the most recent evidence made available to its scientific panel. This statement updates preliminary advice issued by EFSA on the possible occurrence of semicarbazide in certain foods packaged in glass jars and bottles. While results are not conclusive at the present time, it has become clear that SEM is present in certain foods in very small quantities. The risk to consumers - if any - is judged by scientific experts to be very small, not only for adults but also for infants. Nevertheless, experts believe it would be prudent to reduce the presence of SEM in baby foods as swiftly as technological progress allows. EFSA therefore recommends that the European Commission put in place a monitoring programme to ensure that industry implement alternative packaging solutions in a timely manner focusing on baby foods as an immediate priority. In the interim, EFSA's scientific experts advise no change to current dietary habits: consumers may continue to utilise all foods concerned, including baby foods. On 28thJuly, EFSA announced that semicarbazide (SEM) may have been found in certain foods packed in glass jars and bottles closed with metal lids sealed with plastic gaskets. The foods concerned included fruit juices, jams and conserves, honey, baby food, pickles and sterilized vegetables, mayonnaise, mustard, sauces, and ketchup. As the toxicity of SEM is not well understood, further investigations into its presence in food and possible effect on human health have been undertaken by EFSA and industry.Initially, it had been thought that the apparent occurrence of SEM in foods could be explained by its generation through the analytical process itself. However, the latest evidence is understood to show that semicarbazide is produced during the heat treatment of an approved blowing agent (azodicarbonamide) utilized to make sealing gaskets in the lids of glass jars and bottles and that it migrates from the gaskets into foods. In assessing the risks associated with semicarbazide, experts reviewed: the most recent scientific evidence made available on the toxicology of SEM; the levels found in foods; and estimated intakes of SEM by babies, children and adults. The scientific evidence, including recent research commissioned by EFSA, shows that semicarbazide has weak carcinogenic activity in animals and weak genotoxic activity
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