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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10760
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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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