§ Mr. Lesterasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what advice the food additives and contaminants committee has given on the safety in use of aspartame when heated and used for cooking.
§ Mrs. FennerBefore recommending that the use of aspartame should be permitted, the food additives and contaminants committee sought the advice of the committee on toxicity of chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment, which, following detailed consideration of all the toxicoligical data, saw no objection to the use of aspartame in food.
§ Mr. Lesterasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what consideration was given by the food additives and contaminants committee to warning consumers about the undesirability of using aspartame for cooking.
§ Mrs. FennerThe Food Labelling Regulations 1980 require instructions for use to be provided on labels when it would otherwise be difficult for consumers to make appropriate use of a product.