Safety Facts and Side Effects About Calcium Alginate
Calcium Alginate is a chemical compound manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as White granular or powder. Calcium Alginate is widely used as food supplements. It is widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Calcium Alginate that consumers need to know? Let's check out some basic facts about this ingredient.
GRAS Exemptions: Yes
Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Calcium Alginate is perfectly safe for using as food additives.
Suggested Dosage
Ingestion of Calcium Alginate in large quantity may hurt our health, please follow the guideline of using Calcium Alginate : MTDI 70 mg/kg body weight (as P)
Special Groups Precaution
Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Calcium Alginate could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Calcium Alginate in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Calcium Alginate for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
General Side Effects
No significant side effects reported. The only concern is prolonged using of phosphate salts may upset the balance of phosphates and other chemicals in the body.
Reported Health Issues
No health issues about Calcium Alginate reported up to now.
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