Legal Status
At the FAO/WHO joint Expert Committee on Food Additives and in the EU, no numerical acceptable daily intake (ADI) has been set, as pectin is considered safe.
In the US, pectin is GRAS – generally recognized as safe. In most foods it can be used according to good manufacturing practices in the levels needed for its application ("quantum satis").
In the International Numbering System (INS), pectin has the number 440. In Europe, pectins are differentiated into the E numbers E440(i) for non-amidated pectins and E440 (ii) for amidated pectins. There are specifications in all national and international legislation defining its quality and regulating its use.
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