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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8447

23 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 55
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/food
Parliament calls for a drastic reduction in the level of artificial sweeteners in non-alcoholic drinks - the Commission's proposal does not go far enough

Brussels, 22/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - By adopting the report of the French socialist Anne Ferreira in Strasbourg on 10 April, the European Parliament has, during a first reading, accepted the Commission's proposal aimed at modifying for the second time Directive 94/35/EC, which lays down conditions for using approved sweeteners in food products. However, the green light is subject to fulfilment of the demands it has formulated in a bid to provide greater health protection for...

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