CYCLAMATES
February 1st, 2003
BY ALAN OSBORNTHE EUROPEAN Parliament's environment committee has amended proposed European Union additive legislation by calling for much stricter cuts in maximum permitted doses of cyclamates in soft drinks, but has withdrawn its call for a total ban on the artificial sweetener. The present permitted level is 400 mg/l and the European Commission has proposed cutting this to 350 mg/l. The committee says the level should be 250 mg/l and should apply to milk-based as well as water-based drinks. Meanwhile, the committee approved the authorisation of two new ...
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