Documents and presentations Scotland Europa meeting centre Rond-Point Schuman 6, Brussels Background Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives requires that food additives are subject to a safety evalua ...
This workshop has been cancelled due to the continuing disruption and uncertainty associated with air travel across Europe. Stakeholders who wished to make a contribution at the meeting can make a written submission which will be included with other comme ...
On 10-11 November EFSA will hold a meeting of national experts on aspartame in Porto, Portugal. Experts from different countries nominated by their Member States will attend the meeting. They will exchange views on a draft report prepared by the organisin ...
Following thorough safety assessments, aspartame has been authorised as a sweetener in foods for many years in many countries. In 2006, EFSA adopted an opinion reconfirming the safety of aspartame. Nevertheless, public concerns have remained, and this pre ...
The Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) carried out an assessment of the new carcinogenicity study on the sweetener aspartame by the Ramazzini Foundation in Bologna. On 5 May 2006, EFSA ...