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- Food Standards Australia New Zealand update on aspartame informationSeptember 2010
- Low-calorie sweeteners are safe to consume during pregnancyThe International Sweeteners Association refutes the allegation that the consumption of low calorie soft drinks increases the risk of preterm deliveryJuly 2010
- EFSA delivers a positive safety assessment on steviol glycosidesThe European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has assessed the safety of steviol glycosides as a low calorie sweetener for use in food and drinks and has published a positive opinion.April 2010
- Expert group reconfirms aspartame safetyAccording to the experts, there is no need to reconsider aspartame opinionApril 2010
- Low calorie sweeteners are proven to help reduce weightThe International Sweeteners Association responds to the latest rat study from Swithers et alJanuary 2010
- Neotame is approved in the EUThe International Sweeteners Association welcomes the EU authorisation of neotame, a new low-calorie sweetener.January 2010
- ISA welcomes the approval of Rebaudioside A in FranceThe International Sweeteners Association welcomes the temporary national authorisation of Rebaudioside A as a low calorie sweetener for use in foods and beverages in France.September 2009
- ISA responds to the announcement of a new FSA study on aspartameThe International Sweeteners Association welcomes the reconfirmation by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) that it has no concerns about the safety of aspartame.September 2009
- Further evidence that low calorie sweeteners are harmlessA research study carried out by the Mario Negri Institute (Milan, Italy) provides further evidence that there is no association between the consumption of low calorie sweeteners and the risk of cancer.August 2009
- EFSA re-confirms the safety of aspartame and dismisses claims made by the Ramazzini InstituteISA welcomes two opinions published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) today re-confirming the safety of the low-calorie sweetener aspartame, rejecting claims by the Ramazzini Institute (Italy) alleging that aspartame was unsafe.April 2009
- EFSA call for data on aspartameAspartame is one of the most thoroughly tested and scrutinised ingredients in the food supply. If there were any gaps in the scientific support for the safety of aspartame, there would be much bigger gaps in the scientific support for the safety of practically everything else.October 2008
- Low calorie foods and beverages help people to control their weight. The International Sweeteners Association responds to allegations by Sharon Fowler et al.The paper by Fowler et al published in Obesity shows that, as would be expected, people who chose diet soft drinks and used low calorie sweeteners in coffee and tea consumed significantly fewer calories than those who chose the same products with sugar. That finding is in line with the substantial body of science that demonstrates that foods and drinks with low calorie sweeteners help people to control their weight.July 2008
- Major New Study Dispels Aspartame MythsThe most comprehensive review ever of the scientific research studies on aspartame concludes that there is no evidence that the low-calorie sweetener is linked to health problems or to cancer.April 2008
- Study Confirms that Low-Calorie Sweeteners Are Helpful in Weight Control.A recent review of the scientific literature has concluded that low-calorie (or no-calorie) sweeteners can be helpful in resolving the obesity problem. Although they are not magic bullets, low-calorie sweeteners in beverages and foods can help people reduce their calorie (energy) intakes.February 2008
- First European conference on aspartamePutting safety and benefits into perspective. Synopsis of presentations and conclusionsJuly 2007
- Claims made by Ramazzini regarding the safety of aspartame do not stand up to scientific scrutinyNew claims made in a paper by Soffritti et al., published on line in the journal EHP on 13th June, are based on work using the same colony of laboratory animals as an earlier study, which was heavily criticized by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) because of the high infection rate inherent in the colony. The high infection rate makes the data and the conclusions unreliable.June 2007
- Aspartame, a useful contribution to weight controlOverweight, obesity and obesity-related diseases, such as diabetes type 2 and cardiovascular disease, are becoming an ever-increasing problem in today’s society, which has serious implications for public health and puts a strain on national health services. Small reductions in body weight can lead to reduced risks of developing these diseases, for example a reduction of 4.3kg in body weight can reduce the risk of diabetes type 2 by 70%.April 2007
- FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) re-confirms safety of aspartameFDA has completed its review concerning the long-term carcinogenicity study of aspartame entitled, "Long-Term Carcinogenicity Bioassays to Evaluate the Potential Biological Effects, in Particular Carcinogenic, of Aspartame Administered in Feed to Sprague-Dawley Rats," conducted by the European Ramazzini Foundation (ERF), located in Bologna, Italy. FDA reviewed the study data made available to them by ERF and finds that it does not support ERF's conclusion that aspartame is a carcinogen. Additionally, these data do not provide evidence to alter FDA's conclusion that the use of aspartame is safe.April 2007
- Managing Sweetness, 'Towards Constructive Workable Solutions' Scientific Consensus Statement Agreed in BrusselsLeading scientists from Europe and the US agree on the relevance of sugar and intense sweeteners in a balanced diet and call for a policy focus on enabling people to make responsible individual choices about nutrition.June 2006
- European Food Safety Authority re-confirms the safety of aspartameAt a press conference today in Rome, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) re-confirmed the safety of the low-calorie sweetener aspartame.May 2006
- Latest National Cancer Institute Study confirms the safety of aspartameA new epidemiology study from the National Cancer Institute in the United States confirms previous study conclusions that there is no link between aspartame consumption and leukaemias, lymphomas and brain tumours.April 2006