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Q: What is the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)? A: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an independent agency of the European Union (EU), established in 2002 and based in Parma, Italy, that provides scientific advice and risk assessments regarding food and feed safety. It supports EU institutions and member states in...

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Aspartame is a low-calorie sweetener that is one of the most rigorously studied ingredients in the food supply. Aspartame is used widely as a sugar replacer in a variety of foods and beverages, as well as some pharmaceutical products. Aspartame has been reviewed and determined to be safe by the...

Low- and no-calorie sweeteners and rare sugars are some of the most studied ingredients in the food supply and their safety has been reviewed and upheld by numerous international scientific and regulatory authorities, including the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives...

WASHINGTON, DC (13 juillet 2023) - En concluant que l'aspartame demeure sans danger, l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) confirme ce que de nombreux travaux avaient démontré. Plus de 90 agences scientifiques et réglementaires de renom à travers le monde se sont penchées de manière approfondie sur l'aspartame et ont conclu qu'il...

The recent publication by Rios-Leyvraz and Montez, entitled “Health effects of the use of non-sugar sweeteners – a systemic review and met-analysis,” serves as an update to the 2019 systematic review by Toews, et al. and attempts to address inherent health effects of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) as well as those...