經過評估，專家小組得出結論，干咖啡皮作為新型食品在建議的使用條件下是安全的。部分原文報道如下：

 

　　Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on dried coffee husk (cascara) from Coffea arabica L. as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The NF comprises the skin (exocarp), pulp (mesocarp), mucilage (pectin), parchment (endocarp) and a portion of the silver skin of the coffee fruit, and co nsists mainly of digestible carbohydrates, dietary fibre and water. The Panel co nsiders that there are no safety co ncerns regarding the stability of the NF if the NF complies with the proposed specification limits during its entire shelf-life. The NF as such will not be consumed, instead, beverages produced with the infusion of the NF in water will be available to consumers. Co nsidering an 100% extraction of caffeine from the NF to the beverage, the specification limit set for caffeine and the proposed use levels, the maximum co ncentration of caffeine in infusions produced using the NF could be up to 600?mg/L of drink, a co ncentration comparable to those in coffee beverages. The Panel notes that co nsumption of beverages produced using the NF will add significantly to the total dietary intake of caffeine of the general population. The co nsumption of beverages co ntaining caffeine is not recommended for children, pregnant or breast-feeding women if the caffeine co ntent exceeds 150?mg/L. Taking into account the nature of the NF, the history of use of the NF as food and the proposed uses and use levels, the Panel co nsiders that no toxicological studies are required on the NF. The risk of allergic reactions to the NF is co nsidered low. The Panel co ncludes that the NF, dried husk of the fruit of Coffea arabica L., is safe under the proposed co nditions of use.