Aspartame and its breakdown products are safe for human consumption at current levels of exposure, EFSA concludes in its first full risk assessment of this sweetener. To carry out its risk assessment, EFSA has undertaken a rigorous review of all available scientific research on aspartame and its breakdown products, including both animal and human studies. … Continue reading EFSA final aspartame evaluation as safe
EU food additives list entered into force on 1st June
From 1st June 2013 the EU list of authorised food additives takes effect and previous European directives are replaced with a single regulation. The additives that are authorised in foodstuffs and their conditions of use are listed in the Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives. Only additives that are in that … Continue reading EU food additives list entered into force on 1st June
