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
Written Q&A to EU Commission – High levels of Bisphenol A in widely consumed food
◊ E-011591/2011: Written question to the Commission by Nikolaos Salavrakos(EFD), Member of the European Parliament: According to scientists at Harvard University, canned food and refreshments stored in plastic bottles contain excessively high levels of the chemical bisphenol A, which is linked to cancer and cardiovascular and sexual maturation problems. The scientists found that some food … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – High levels of Bisphenol A in widely consumed food
