Petition Review the use of artificial sweeteners in food and drinks

Manufactures follow 'safe limits' for the use of artificial sweeteners on a SINGLE product. The sugar tax has lead to an increase in artificial sweeteners by many manufactures switching to a sugar/artificial sweetener blend. Consumption of MULTIPLE artificial blends may be unsafe over time.

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Motion UK Houses of Parliament December 2006
EFSA aspartame pdf (European Food Standards Agency)
Sweeteners - British Food Nutrition Foundation
Methanol - National Library of Medicine https://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov>methanol
The Guardian 'No evidence of sugar substitutes' health benefits (2nd January 2019.) - The WHO & the British Medical Journal.
The Association of UK Dietitians - Policy Statement - The Use of Artificial Sweeteners.
Food Standards Agency food.gov.uk October 2015 Food Additives pdf.

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Date closed 6 November 2019
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