Sweet news: EFSA says aspartame does not raise safety concerns at current exposure levels
10 September 2026 by Wendy WINN (DG SANTE, European Commission)The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just published its re-evaluation of salt of aspartame-acesulfame (E 962). Their experts concluded that this sweetener, used in a range of sugar-free and energy-reduced foods and drinks, does not raise safety concerns at current exposure levels. Read...