No concerns about safety of aspartame
ISA statement in response to new commentary by Landrigan and Straif Brussels, 14th April 2021: The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) highlights the safety of aspartame for use in foods and beverages, as confirmed by food safety authorities around the world, in line with the overwhelming body of scientific evidence available,1,2,3 and contrary to conclusions in […]
Low/no calorie sweetener consumption is safe during pregnancy
ISA statement in response to study by Cai et al. Brussels, 18th January 2021: Responding to a new publication by Cai et al.1 on low/no calorie sweetener consumption during pregnancy, the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) points to the opinions of food safety authorities around the world which have repeatedly and consistently confirmed the safety of […]
Low/no calorie sweetened beverages during pregnancy do not adversely affect gut microbiome in infants
ISA statement in response to the study by Laforest-Lapointe et al. Brussels, 4th January 2021: Contrary to the claims made in a new study by Laforest-Lapointe et al.1, the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) points to the safety assessments by regulatory authorities around the world which have repeatedly and consistently confirmed the safety of all approved […]
No evidence of adverse effect of low/no calorie sweeteners on gut microbiota
ISA statement in response to new in vitro study by Markus et al. Brussels, 8th December 2020: In response to a new in-vitro study by Markus et al.,1 the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) points to the opinions of regulatory authorities around the world which have all consistently confirmed the safety of all approved low/no calorie […]
Low/no calorie sweetened beverages do not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease
ISA statement in response to the letter published by Chazelas et al. – Brussels, 27th October 2020: The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) responds to a letter published this week by Chazelas et al. about low/no calorie sweetened beverages.
Low/no calorie sweeteners presence in foods is clearly labelled
ISA statement in response to the Sugar Association’s petition to FDA regarding the labelling of low/no calorie sweeteners Brussels, 23rd June 2020: The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) responds to the petition submitted by the Sugar Association to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the labelling of low/no calorie sweeteners earlier this month.1 The ISA […]
Low/no calorie sweeteners have a useful role to play in diabetes management
ISA statement in response to study by Lohner et al. Brussels, 26th May 2020: Responding to a new study by Lohner et al.1 the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) points to the collective evidence which confirms that low/no calorie sweeteners can be safely consumed by people with diabetes and have a useful role to play in diabetes management. […]
Prenatal exposure to nonnutritive sweeteners does not affect obesity risk in offspring
ISA statement in response to new publication by Azad et al. Brussels, 6th May 2020: The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) responds to a new publication by Azad et al.1 Contrary to the claims by these authors, the collective scientific evidence shows that exposure to nonnutritive sweeteners, or low/no calorie sweeteners, during pregnancy does not stimulate weight gain in […]
Low/no calorie sweeteners are safe for pregnant women
ISA statement in response to study by Palatnik et al. Brussels, 8th April 2020*: The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) responds to a new literature review by Palatnik et al., in which the authors discuss selected studies looking at the use of low/no calorie sweeteners in pregnancy.1 Contrary to the claims by Palatnik et al., the safety of […]
No adverse effect of sucralose on glucose metabolism
ISA statement in response to study by Dalenberg et al. Brussels, 4th March 2020*: The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) responds to a new study by Dalenberg et al.1 Contrary to the claims by Dalenberg et al., the collective evidence including from systematic reviews confirms that sucralose does not affect acute or longer-term glycaemic control in both healthy individuals […]