INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EFSA SAYS ASPARTAME IS SAFE
January 1st, 2014
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that the sweetener aspartame is safe for human consumption at current recommended levels of consumption. Following a review of evidence provided both by animal and human studies, EFSA experts have ruled out a potential risk of aspartame causing damage to genes and inducing cancer for most consumers.Its study followed widespread public concern about the safety of aspartame. An EFSA memorandum said that the “current acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 40mg/kg [of body weight] bw/day is protective for the ...
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