AAP General News (Australia)
12-21-2000
Fed: ANZFA considering new artificial sweetener
Australians may soon get a new non-sugar sweetener in their foods under a proposal
being examined by the nation's food authority.
Already there are seven different artificial sweetners available to producers, but
the Australia New Zealand Food Authority has received an application to approve the use
of neotame.
A preliminary report has found no health safety issues with the proposed additive which
has also found support from the Confectionary Manufacturers of Australasia and the Dietitians
Association of Australia.
The report found neotame may be cheaper, and provide a more intense flavour in hot
food and beverages, than some of the other artificial sweeteners allowed in products.
The authority has also received an application to allow the use of a chemical that
restores the red colour to cherries.
The authority is taking public comments on plans to allow the manufacture and direct
import of caffeine-ladened energy drinks, which are presently banned from manufacture
in Australia.
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KEYWORD: SWEETENER (CANBERRA)
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