§ Mr. ChallenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if the Government will issue health warnings about the use of aspartame in food. [100720]
§ Ms BlearsI am advised by the Food Standards Agency that they have no plans to issue health warnings about the use of aspartame in food.
§ Mr. ChallenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent review has been undertaken of the safety of aspartame. [100766]
§ Ms BlearsI am advised by the Food Standards Agency that the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Food published its updated opinion on aspartame on 10 December 2002. Following a review of all the data available to date, the Committee reiterated its previous advice that aspartame is safe for use. The Committee also concluded that there is no need to revise the previously established acceptable daily intake calculation for aspartame of 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day.