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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10760

10 January 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) food safety
Safety of aspartame, EFSA reassures and consults

Brussels, 09/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - Aspartame and its breakdown products pose no toxicity problems for consumers at current exposure levels, the current acceptable daily intake (ADI) is considered safe for the population at large, and the exposure of consumers to aspartamine is below this ADI, scientists of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) state in a new draft opinion on this low-calorie but highly controversial artificial sweetener, the safety of which has been regularly...

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