Safety Facts and Side Effects About Taurine
Taurine, CAS# 107-35-7, is a organic acid manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as COLORLESS OR WHITE CRYSTALS, OR WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER. Taurine is widely used as nutritional supplements. It is widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Taurine 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. Taurine is perfectly safe for using as food additives.
Suggested Dosage
As Taurine is widely known as safe, there is no limit on dosage of intake. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Taurine for long period.
Special Groups Precaution
Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Taurine could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Taurine in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Taurine for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
General Side Effects
Taurine postponed the replicative senescence of rat bone marrow-derived multipotent stromal cells in vitro.
Reported Health Issues
No health issues about Taurine reported up to now.
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