Editing Pectin (section)

==Legal status==
At [[the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee Report on Food Additives]] and in the [[European Union]], no numerical [[acceptable daily intake]] (ADI) has been set, as pectin is considered safe.<ref name="FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives">{{cite report | vauthors = ((Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives)) | url = http://www.who.int/ipcs/food/jecfa/en/ | title = Chemical Risks in Food | work = Who.int. | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040708001807/http://www.who.int/ipcs/food/jecfa/en/ | access-date = 16 July 2012 | archive-date = 8 July 2004 }}</ref>

The European Union (EU) has not set a daily intake limit for two types of pectin, known as E440(i) and Amidated Pectin E440(ii). The EU has established purity standards for these additives in the EU Commission Regulation (EU)/231/2012. Pectin can be used as needed in most food categories, a concept referred to as "quantum satis".<ref name="Commission Regulation">{{cite web | url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32011R1130 | title=Commission Regulation (EU) No 1130/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives by establishing a Union list of food additives approved for use in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and nutrients Text with EEA relevance | access-date=7 April 2024 | archive-date=11 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211105626/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R1130 | url-status=live }}</ref> The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) conducted a re-evaluation of Pectin E440(i) and Amidated Pectin E440(ii) in 2017. The EFSA concluded that the use of these food additives poses no safety concern for the general population. Furthermore, the agency stated that it is not necessary to establish a numerical value for the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI).<ref name="Mortensen-2017">{{cite journal | doi=10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4866 | title=Re-evaluation of pectin (E 440i) and amidated pectin (E 440ii) as food additives | journal=EFSA Journal | volume=15 | issue=7 | pages=e04866 | pmid=32625540 | pmc=7010145 | vauthors=Mortensen A, Aguilar F, Crebelli R, Di Domenico A, Dusemund B, Frutos MJ, Galtier P, Gott D, Gundert-Remy U, Lambré C, Leblanc J, Lindtner O, Moldeus P, Mosesso P, Oskarsson A, Parent-Massin D, Stankovic I, Waalkens-Berendsen I, Wright M, Younes M, Tobback P, Ioannidou S, Tasiopoulou S, Woutersen RA, Woutersen RA | url=https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4866 | date=6 July 2017 | access-date=7 April 2024 | archive-date=21 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121075034/https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4866 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF)-2021">{{cite journal | doi=10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6387 | url=https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6387 | title=Opinion on the re-evaluation of pectin (E 440i) and amidated pectin (E 440ii) as food additives in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow-up of their re-evaluation as food additives for uses in foods for all population groups &#124; EFSA | date=29 January 2021 | pmid=33537069 | author1=EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) | journal=EFSA Journal | volume=19 | issue=1 | pages=e06387 | pmc=7845505 | hdl=11368/2979399 | access-date=7 April 2024 | archive-date=21 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121064700/https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6387 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United States, pectin is [[generally recognised as safe]] for human consumption.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

In the [[International Numbering System]] (INS), pectin has the number 440. In Europe, pectins are differentiated into the [[E number]]s E440(i) for non-amidated pectins and E440(ii) for [[amide|amidated]] pectins. There are specifications in all national and international legislation defining its quality and regulating its use.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}