EFSA has published the full list of studies that have been made available to EFSA. The authority has also made publicly available previously unpublished scientific data including the 112 original studies on aspartame which were submitted to support the request for authorisation of aspartame in Europe in the early 1980s.
Following a public call for scientific data on aspartame, which closed on 30 September 2011, EFSA received access to a large number of both published and unpublished scientific studies and datasets. EFSA is currently processing the submissions for consideration in its risk assessment of aspartame as used in food, beverages and as a tabletop sweetener.
To date, EFSA has not carried out a full re-evaluation of the safety of aspartame. However, the authority has undertaken a substantial body of work on aspartame over the years and has regularly reviewed new studies published on the substance.
In May 2011, EFSA accepted a request from the European Commission to bring forward from 2020 to September 2012 the deadline for the scheduled full re-evaluation of this artificial sweetener.
Source: EFSA
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