NEW SWEETENERS SUBJECT TO TIGHT REGULATORY CONTROL IN EUROPE AND THE US
October 1st, 2014
THE CONFECTIONERY and sweet bakery sector worldwide has benefited from technological development regarding sweeteners, but these new food technologies have had to undergo rigorous safety tests by food regulators.Both the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) for the European Union (EU) and the USA's Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have undertaken detailed assessments, amidst some public concern about their safety.This scientific work has gone some way to assuaging consumer jitters.EFSA concluded in July 2013, for instance, that advantame, an intense ...
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