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Dated: 9 May 2006
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that there is no need to further review the safety of aspartame, or to revise previously-established Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) levels for aspartame (40 mg/kg body weight). Based on the long-term study on the carcinogenicity of aspartame conducted by the European Ramazzini Foundation2 in Bologna, Italy, the Panel also noted that intakes of aspartame in Europe, with levels up to 10 mg/kg body weight per day, are well below the ADI.
The Panel noted that this lifetime study used more animals per dose group and a larger number of doses than conventional carcinogenicity studies.
However, a number of major issues with the study were identified by the Panel which made interpretation of the findings difficult. Notably, a high background incidence of chronic inflammatory disease in the lung and other organs was observed in all the animal groups including controls which did not receive aspartame, as reported by the European Ramazzini Foundation.
Commenting on the AFC Panel’s risk assessment, Dr. Herman Koëter, EFSA Acting Executive Director, explains: “EFSA considers that the results of this new study on aspartame do not provide a scientific basis for reconsidering its use in foods. If any new information would become available in the future, EFSA will review these as a matter of priority.”
EFSA reconfirms safety of aspartame
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