date:Jan 10, 2013
EFSA launched a review of the latest scientific evidence on the artificial sweetener in November 2011 because the European Commission said new scientific evidence had come to light.
Despite numerous global studies ruling that aspartame is safe, it has been plagued by health concerns since it was first approved in the US in 1974.The high intensity sweetener is found in many low-calorie food and drink products.
In launching the public consultation, EFSA stated: EFSAs Panel on Food Additives and