Low calorie sweeteners in childhood: analysis of the scientific evidence (Edulcorantes no calóricos en la edad pediátrica: análisis de la evidencia científica)
Abstract Artificial sweeteners are food additives with the technological function of conferring a sweet taste on foods, but with a very low or zero nutritional energy value. There are doubts among consumers about the health risks that might be associated with the use of non-caloric sweeteners. In the pediatric community, there is interest in the […]
Critical Review of the Current Literature on the Safety of Sucralose
Abstract Sucralose is a non-caloric sweetener that is widely approved globally for use in foods and beverages. It is derived from sucrose by the selective replacement of three hydroxyl groups by chlorine atoms. Sucralose has a sweetness potency of about 600 times that of sucrose, thus the addition of very small amounts of sucralose can […]
Statement on the validity of the conclusions of a mouse carcinogenicity study on sucralose (E 955) performed by the Ramazzini Institute
Abstract The Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) was requested from the European Commission to provide a statement on the validity of the conclusions of a mouse study on the carcinogenic potential of sucralose (E 955) performed by the Ramazzini Institute (Soffritti et al., 2016). Sucralose (E 955) is authorised […]
Sugar- and artificially-sweetened beverages and the risks of incident stroke and dementia: A prospective cohort study
Abstract Background and Purpose: Sugar- and artificially-sweetened beverage intake have been linked to cardiometabolic risk factors, which increase the risk of cerebrovascular disease and dementia. We examined whether sugar- or artificially sweetened beverage consumption was associated with the prospective risks of incident stroke or dementia in the community-based Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort. Methods: We studied 2888 […]
Safety of the proposed extension of use of sucralose (E 955) in foods for special medical purposes in young children
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) provides a scientific opinion regarding the safety of the extension of use of the food additive sucralose (E 955) when added to dietary food for special medical purpose (FSMP) intended for young children aged […]
Dietary intake of non-nutritive sweeteners in type 1 diabetes mellitus children
Abstract The aims of the current cross-sectional study were (1) to assess the intake of aspartame, cyclamate, acesulfame-k, neohesperidine dihydrochalcone, sucralose, saccharin, steviol glycosides and neotame among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D); (2) to compare the obtained intakes with the respective acceptable daily intake (ADI) values; and (3) to conduct a scenario analysis […]
Scientific Opinion on the safety of the extension of use of thaumatin (E 957)
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, an exposure assessment was carried out based on the maximum permitted levels (MPLs) authorised in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 for thaumatin (E 957) and the proposed increase in its use level in flavoured drinks and proposed extension of use in several food categories at […]
Aspartame: A review of genotoxicity data
Abstract Aspartame is a methyl ester of a dipeptide of aspartic acid and phenylalanine. It is 200× sweeter than sucrose and is approved for use in food products in more than 90 countries around the world. Aspartame has been evaluated for genotoxic effects in microbial, cell culture and animal models, and has been subjected to […]
Aspartame: A review of genotoxicity data
Abstract Aspartame is a methyl ester of a dipeptide of aspartic acid and phenylalanine. It is 200× sweeter than sucrose and is approved for use in food products in more than 90 countries around the world. Aspartame has been evaluated for genotoxic effects in microbial, cell culture and animal models, and has been subjected to […]
Scientific Opinion on the safety of advantame for the proposed uses as a food additive
Abstract The Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) provides a scientific opinion on the safety of advantame as a sweetener for use in the food categories specified in the dossier. Advantame is stable under normal storage conditions. The Panel noted that there is an indication of advantame instability in acidic […]