Sunday, July 3, 2011

EFSA confirms access to 1980s aspartame data as it calls for fresh science

Foodnavigator.com, June 30, 2011

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed it has access to 112 studies about aspartame, most of which were conducted in the 1980s, which had been feared lost.The agency referenced the studies in issuing a public call for aspartame (E951) data that runs until September 30, this year and which it said will be, “the most thorough and up-to-date yet.”

“To complete its evaluation, EFSA is asking for all available scientific and technical data – published, unpublished and newly generated – related to aspartame in food and drinks and as a table-top sweetener,” it said in a statement.

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Related: EFSA intense sweeteners opinion lacks ‘common sense’, says Ajinomoto [Excerpt: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) article 13, general function opinion delivered yesterday found replacing sugars with intense sweeteners does not contribute to the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight or normal blood glucose concentrations.]

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