Sweeteners permitted in the European Union: Safety aspects

Scandinavian Journal of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 104-116

  Mortensen, Alicja ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acesulfame K; ADI; Aspartame; Cyclamate; Polyol; Risk assessment; Saccharin; Sweetener

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENT;

CONSUMER; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INGESTION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEETNESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33749469204     PISSN: 17482976     EISSN: 17482984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482970600982719     Document Type: Review

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