Vanadium citrate, bismaltolato oxo vanadium and bisglycinato oxo vanadium added for nutritional purposes to foods for particular nutritional uses and foods (including food supplements) intended for the general population and vanadyl sulphate, vanadium pentoxide and ammonium monovanadate added for nutritional purposes to food supplements.

Although data on use levels and categories of the foods intended for particular nutritional uses have not been provided by the applicant, based on the available information on bioavailability and the conclusions of the NDA Panel, the AFC Panel concludes that safe use of these sources for vanadium added to foods intended for the general population (including food supplements) and foods for particular nutritional uses, cannot be established. The Panel noted the inconsistency and the lack of information on specific elements in the specifications of heavy metals in the different dossiers as well as the high levels of arsenic and lead in the specifications of some vanadium sources in comparison to other sources.