Brussels, 10/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - In a new eagerly awaited scientific opinion published on Tuesday 10 December, the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) states that Aspartame (code name: E 951), an artificial sweetner authorised as a food additive in the EU, and its breakdown products are safe for human consumption at current levels of exposure, with one exception.
According to EFSA, the current Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of 40mg/kg bodyweight/day, established on the basis of chronic...