Although the sweetener has been classified as possibly carcinogenic, the agency reiterates that guidance from scientific organizations on ingestion remains the same.
The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has maintained the recommendation regarding the sweetener aspartame, whose daily intake limit is 40 milligrams per kilogram of weight. In a note published this Friday 14, the agency says it will follow the World Health Organization (WHO) on the matter.
Last Thursday, 13, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Iarc), an agency linked to the WHO, included the product in a classification of “possibly carcinogenic” products. In parallel, the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which worked in collaboration with WHO, it saw no reason to change the dosage recommendations.
“After reviewing the available scientific literature, both evaluations found limitations in the available evidence in relation to cancer and also other health effects,” Anvisa said.
Even so, the classification has raised the alarm in regulatory agencies. While maintaining the current recommendation, Anvisa says it will discuss tools to increase product-related inspection.
“So far there is no change in the safety profile for aspartame consumption, so Anvisa will continue to closely monitor the progress of the science on the matter. Also, it is important to take into account that there are no new recommendations approved by WHO,” he says Anvise.
Packaging changes
“In this context, the Agency is already discussing alternatives to improve the rules for the declaration of sweeteners and other food additives in the list of ingredients, as well as the legibility requirements, which will allow the consumer to more easily identify the presence of these substances into food.”
Aspartame has a sweetening power 200 times greater than traditional sugar, and is mainly found in products such as artificial drinks (nectars, sodas), jellies, jellies, sauces, ice creams, chewing gum, cereal bars, etc.
On the list of possible carcinogens are another 322 entries, including aloe vera extract, carpentry and joinery business, gasoline engine exhaust, and ginkgo biloba extract.
Source: Terra
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