An overview of the safety of sucralose

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Grotz, V Lee ^a   Munro, Ian C ^b  

^a McNeil Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b Cantox Health Sciences International   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorption; Body weight; Intake; Long term safety; Metabolism; Safety; Splenda; Sucralose; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

SUCRALOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARCINOGENICITY; DENTAL CARIES; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MUTAGENICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; HUMANS; RATS; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 69049090758     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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