FDA Reviewing European Study of Sweetener Aspartame (Again?)

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FDA Re. viewing European Study of Sweetener Aspartame

 

FDA is evaluating a study of aspartame consumption in rats conducted by the

European Ramazzini Foundation (ERF) in which ERF scientists concluded that

the sweetener causes cancer and that current uses should be re-evaluated.

FDA plans to complete its review of ERF study data and announce its

conclusion as soon as possible. A recent review of the ERF data by the

European Food Safety Authority stated that the cancer link is not supported

by available data and that there is no need to revise daily intake

recommendations.

 

<http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01369.html>

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01369.html