L’agence sanitaire exhorte l’industrie agroalimentaire à réduire dans les produits au soja la teneur de ces substances végétales proches des hormones féminines aux effets potentiellement nocifs pour la santé, selon un avis rendu public lundi.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses) recommends that soy-based foods (desserts, yogurts, milk, veggie burgers, tofu, and especially savory biscuits) not be served in collective catering (crèches, schools, company restaurants, retirement homes, hospitals) due to their high isoflavone content, plant substances similar to female hormones with potentially harmful health effects. Anses suggests diversifying plant-based foods, as other legumes are much lower in isoflavones, and awaits less isoflavone-rich soy varieties. The agency found that isoflavone intake exceeded safe levels in a significant percentage of children, adolescent girls, and adults who consume soy products. Anses's opinion will contribute to the revision of the decree relating to the nutritional quality of meals in school catering.
