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ID Author(s) Title / Description Publication Date
7386 Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority Neotame as a sweetener and flavour enhancer - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food
URL: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178659409273.htm
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Opinion adopted on September 27, 2007 regarding the safety of neotame as a sweetener and flavor enhancer.
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Source: European Food Safety Autority Journal, Vol. 581, 2007, p. 1-43./Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority

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20071114Nov 14, 2007
7104 Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority Opinion of the Scientific Panel AFC Related to a New Long-term Carcinogenicity Study on Aspartame
URL: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/scdoc/356.htm
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Report reviewing a recent carcinogenicity study of aspartame
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Source: European Food Safety Autority Journal, Vol. 356, 2006, p. 1-44./Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority

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20060505May 5, 2006
6534 Synovate Qualitative Signpost Labeling Refinement Research Report of Findings
URL: http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/signpostqualresearch.pdf
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Report of a qualitative consumer study on issues related to the use of two signposting formats for front of pack signpost labeling of foods. Formats evaluated were Multiple Traffic…
Report of a qualitative consumer study on issues related to the use of two signposting formats for front of pack signpost labeling of foods. Formats evaluated were Multiple Traffic Lights and Color-coded GDA. Appendices include the discussion guide
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Source: United Kingdom Food Standards Agency

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20051100Nov 2005
6533 Synovate Quantitative Evaluation of Alternative Food Signposting Concepts Report of Findings
URL: http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/signpostquanresearch.pdf
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Report of a study on the performance of and consumer preference for four different signposting options for front of pack food labeling and other related consumer research. Appendices include…
Report of a study on the performance of and consumer preference for four different signposting options for front of pack food labeling and other related consumer research. Appendices include "Signposting Concepts," "Products and Nutrients Included in the Research and Nutrient Content Profile of Products," "Food Categories About Which Respondents Were Asked Whether Would Like to See Signposting On," "Questionnaire," and more
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Source: United Kingdom Food Standards Agency

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20051100Nov 2005
6279 Haley, S.; Reed, J.; Lin, B.; Cook, A. Sweetener Consumption in the United States: Distribution by Demographic and Product Characteristics
URL: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/SSS/aug05/sss24301/
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Report on U.S. sweetener consumption by income and demographic characteristics and by food products in which the sweeteners are consumed. Includes as an appendix "USDA Sweetener Data Sources"
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Source: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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20050800Aug 2005
5935 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Labeling; Health Claims; Dietary Noncariogenic Carbohydrate Sweeteners and Dental Caries
URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_register&docid=fr13my05-14
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Proposed rule to authorize sucralose to be eligible for the health claim relating noncariogenic sweeteners and nonpromotion of dental caries
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Source: Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 92, May 13, 2005, p. 25496-25502./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office

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20050513May 13, 2005
6658 United Kingdom Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes D-Tagatose
URL: http://www.acnfp.gov.uk/assess/fullapplics/tagatose
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Documents related to the safety assessment of D-tagatose as a novel food to be marketed in the EU
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Source: United Kingdom Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes

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200500002005
6677 Food Standards Australia New Zealand D-Tagatose: A Human Health Risk Assessment
URL: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/29_D-tagatose.pdf
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Risk assessment for the use of D-tagatose in foods
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Source: Food Standards Australia New Zealand

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20040600Jun 2004
3486 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Acesulfame Potassium
URL: http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/03-32101.htm
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Final rule regarding the use of acesulfame potassium as a general-purpose sweetener and flavor enhancer in food
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Source: Federal Register, Vol. 68, No. 250, Dec. 31, 2003, p. 75411-75413./Division of Dockets Management, Food and Drug Administration

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20031231Dec 31, 2003
2644 United Kingdom Food Standards Agency New Sweetener Regulations Come Into Force
URL: http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2003/jun/sweetenersengland
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News release regarding new regulations that grant temporary authorization to market the sweetener salt of aspartame-acesulfame in the UK
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Source: United Kingdom Food Standards Agency

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20030611Jun 11, 2003
5593 Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food: Update on the Safety of Aspartame
URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scf/out155_en.pdf
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Report of the committee regarding recent data regarding aspartame. Concludes "there is no evidence to suggest that there is a need to revise the outcome of the earlier risk…
Report of the committee regarding recent data regarding aspartame. Concludes "there is no evidence to suggest that there is a need to revise the outcome of the earlier risk assessment or the ADI previously established for aspartame"
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Source: Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission

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20021210Dec 10, 2002
1581 National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Aspartame: Questions and Answers
URL: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=03614CBD-C0A2-C207-C140B407A4043600
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Web page giving background information on aspartame and providing data from the NTP studies
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Source: National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health

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20020726Jul 26, 2002
1121 French Food Safety Agency Opinion on a Possible Link Between the Exposition to Aspartame and the Incidence of Brain Tumours in Humans
URL: http://www.aspartame.org/pdf/AFSSA-Eng.pdf
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This report includes discussion of the toxicity of aspartame and the exposure of French consumers to aspartame. Also available in French
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Source: Aspartame Information Center, Calorie Control Council

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20020507May 7, 2002
5591 Calorie Control Council Aspartame Information Center
URL: http://www.aspartame.org/
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Provides aspartame information and links to other sites with aspartame information
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Source: Calorie Control Council

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3738 Yoe, C. Aspartame Risk Assessment Food Safety Analysis Exercise
URL: http://foodrisk.org/exclusives/RA_tutorials/downloads/aspartame.pps
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Annotated tutorial that provides an introduction to food safety assessment
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Source: FoodRisk.org

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856 Corn Refiners Association, Inc. Corn Refiners Association
URL: http://www.corn.org/
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National trade association for the U.S. corn refining industry. The website includes an overview of corn refining, publications, and the Corn Capsules newsletter. Of particular value are the links…
National trade association for the U.S. corn refining industry. The website includes an overview of corn refining, publications, and the Corn Capsules newsletter. Of particular value are the links to statistics, including shipments of products by CRA member companies, exports of products from corn, food, seed and industrial use of corn, US per capita sweetener consumption, 1997 Census of Manufacturers NAICS code 311221, US corn production, US corn supply and disappearance, and world corn production, all of which are freely available from the site.
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Source: Corn Refiners Association, Inc.

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5491 European Stevia Center, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven European Stevia Center
URL: http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/bio/biofys/ESC/ESC.htm
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Center that promotes and coordinates research related to Stevia, stevioside, and related compounds. The website includes information about Stevia and stevioside, their safety and toxicology, related literature, publications, and more.
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Source: European Stevia Center, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven

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