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Welcome to the ISA Website!
An information centre for low-calorie sweeteners, their regulatory status, their science and their role in weight control, diabetes and dental health.
The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) is committed to increasing public awareness of the useful role that low-calorie sweeteners can play in a modern, balanced diet. We serve as a major source of information for regulators, science groups, health professionals, media and the end consumer.
To this end, we produce information material on a variety of relevant subjects and maintain relations with regulatory bodies, legislative institutions and policy makers. Any information emanating from the ISA is based on the latest scientific evidence.
The ISA Website covers all aspects of low-calorie sweeteners: their safety, their approval for use in various markets, and their role in a world which increasingly focuses on weight control, nutrition and dieting. On this site you can access relevant online material, download presentations and publications as well as search for answers to your questions on low-calorie sweeteners.
Latest news:
Study Confirms that Low-Calorie Sweeteners Are Helpful in Weight Control. Read more: Calorie Control Council statement, 8th February 2008: http://www.caloriecontrol.org/pr_20080208.html (pdf version)
Major New Study Dispels Aspartame Myths - The 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. (For a copy of the abstract: http://www.aspartame.info/pdfs/Critical_Reviews_abstract.pdf For more information: http://www.aspartame.info/aspartame_news.html
First European conference on aspartame: Putting safety and benefits into perspective. Synopsis of presentations and conclusions (12th July 2007)
Claims made by Ramazzini regarding the safety of aspartame do not stand up to scientific scrutiny (20th June 2007)
Aspartame, a useful contribution to weight control (23rd April 2007)(pdf)
FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) re-confirms safety of aspartame (20th April 2007) (pdf)
Managing Sweetness, "Towards Constructive, Workable Solutions", Scientific Consensus Statement, Agreed in Brussels, 21 June, 2006 (pdf)
European Food Safety Authority re-confirms the safety of aspartame (5th May 2006) (pdf)
Latest National Cancer Institute Study confirms the safety of aspartame (12th April 2006) (pdf)
ISA Presentations
Keep healthy and in
shape : How low-cal foods and drinks can help
ISA presentation on weight control
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