Mr. Mark Hughesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the Food Additives and Contaminants Committee is likely to undertake a further review of the safety of intense sweeteners, particularly in carbonated soft drinks.
§ Mr. JoplingThe safety of permitted food additives is kept under continuous review. In accordance with the recommendations in the Food Additives and contaminants Committee's report on the review of sweeteners in food, data on the intake of all permitted sweeteners will be collected and reviewed within the next few years by the Food Advisory Committee (successor to the FACC) together with the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.