ATLANTA (January 8, 2013) — The Calorie Control Council is pleased that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) today released a draft opinion report that reaffirms what scientists and healthcare professionals have known for years: aspartame is safe. In January 2013, following a comprehensive review of studies on aspartame and its metabolites, EFSA...
Read MoreOver 200 Studies Demonstrate the Safety of Aspartame ATLANTA (Oct. 24, 2012) Findings presented in “Consumption of Artificial Sweetener and Sugar Containing Soda and the Risk of Lymphoma and Leukemia in Men and Women” are weak, misleading, and critically flawed. The study has numerous limitations, as noted by the authors themselves. ...
Read MoreThe Calorie Control Council welcomes this week’s decision by the European Commission to authorize the use of steviol glycosides, more commonly known as stevia, as a sweetener in foods and beverages. After months of examining the safety of natural sweeteners derived from the stevia plant, approval was publicly announced by...
Read MoreATLANTA (Oct. 27, 2011) – The Calorie Control Council has announced the publication of “Alternative Sweeteners, Fourth Edition,” the updated textbook edited by well-known sweetener authority Lyn O’Brien Nabors. The book has just been released by CRC Press in hardback. The fourth edition of “Alternative Sweeteners” follows the same successful...
Read MoreThe Standing Committee of the European Commission (Directorate-General Health and Consumers Protection) voted to approve stevia extracts (steviol glycosides) for use in the European Union (EU) at its meeting held in July. Steviol glycosides are the sweet components isolated and purified from stevia leaves. Stevia currently is approved as a...
Read MoreATLANTA (June 30, 2011) – The Calorie Control Council takes this opportunity to respond to a presentation at the 2011 American Diabetes Association Meeting. The presentation, “Aspartame Consumption is Associated with Elevated Fasting Glucose in Diabetes-Prone Mice” alleges an association between aspartame and fasting glucose. It is important to note...
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