Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources
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Following a request from the Commission to the European Food Safety Authority, the Scientific Panel on Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food was asked to provide a scientific opinion on the safety of inositol hexanicotinate (inositol hexaniacinate) added for nutritional purposes as a source of niacin (vitamin B3) in food supplements and on the bioavailability of nicotinic acid from this source.
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