Aspartame Regulatory Authorities
Aspartame is one of the best food ingredients exhaustively studied and it has been tested in more than 100 scientific studies prior to FDA approval in 1981. The studies were conducted in laboratory animals and humans, including infants, children, healthy adults, lactating women, diabetics, obese people and people with the rare genetic disease phenylketonuria (PKU). In addition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Scientific Committee Food (SCF) of the European Union and regulatory agencies of more than 100 countries have reviewed aspartame and found that its use was safe.
Brazilian Health MinistryCenters for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Health Canada
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA)
New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA)
Scientific Committee on Food of the European Commission
U.K. Food Standards Agency
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
U.S. FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Specific Quotes from Regulatory Authorities
FDA requires industry to fund study
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Aspartame Experts
The Food and Drug Administration, the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) of the World Health Organization, the Scientific Committee for Food of the European Community and regulatory agencies in more than 100 countries have reviewed aspartame and found it safe for use. The American Medical Association, the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetes Association also have found aspartame safe.
Opinions By Industry
U.K. Food Standards Agency
On December 18, 2002, the United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a statement announcing that "the Agency supports the conclusions of the Committee's [Scientific Committee on Food] thorough and timely review on the safety of the sweetener [aspartame]."
Also see http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/aspartameopinion.pdf
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
After reviewing scientific studies, FDA determined in 1981 that aspartame was safe for use in foods. There are several other agencies under the FDA that help monitor these laws and all concur on the safety of aspartame. This government agency of investigators, scientists and researchers is authorized by Congress to enforce public health laws.
URL: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2006/ucm108650.htm
U.S. FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
A branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition promotes and protects the public health and economic interest by ensuring that food is safe, nutritious, and wholesome. After reviewing scientific studies, FDA determined in 1981 that aspartame was safe for use in foods. There are several other agencies under the FDA that help monitor these laws and all concur on the safety of aspartame.