date:Aug 06, 2014
ted safety and efficacy of synthetic astaxanthin formulation as feed additives for fish.
An acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 0.034 mg/kg bw or equivalent to 2 mg/day exposure for a 60 kg human was proposed by EFSA. The ADI proposed by EFSA in 2007 based on earlier studies were much higher than the current proposed levels. The safety concerns raised by the EFSA panel stems from a study where rats were exposed to over 200mg synthetic astaxanthin feed formulation/kg bw/day. No such observations we