Why are sweeteners safe?
Based on long-term studies and scientific evidence, expert committees attached to the World Health Organisation (WHO) regularly evaluated the safety in use of any given food additive, including sweeteners, and establish what is called the “acceptable daily intake” (ADI). In the UK all sweeteners are subject to the regulations of the directives on foodstuffs and food additives. The Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations specify the ADI (acceptable daily intake) for all food additives. Calculation of the ADI is based on in-depth analysis of all available scientific data and all results of studies. The daily ration found to be harmless in animals is then divided by a safety factor of 100. This gives us the ADI – the amount per kilogram of body weight that a person can consume day in, day out, for a whole lifetime without any detectable risk. Far from being a toxicological
