§ Mrs. Peacockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce a positive labelling requirement warning sufferers of phenylketonuria of the presence of aspartame in all products containing this sweetener.
§ Mrs. FennerI have been asked to reply.
The Food Labelling Regulations require that the presence of this sweetener must be indicated in the ingredients list on food labels as "artificial sweetener—aspertame".