Sugars in food : EFSA public consultation

EFSA is seeking feedback on the approach it plans to take for its upcoming assessment of dietary sugars. The aim of the assessment is to establish a cut-off value for intake of “free” sugars that is not associated with adverse health effects.

EFSA’s Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) has drafted a protocol to define the methods for:

• collecting data (i.e. which data to use for the assessment and how to identify and select them);
• appraising the relevant evidence; and
• analysing and integrating the evidence to draw conclusions that will form the basis of the scientific opinion.

Interested parties can submit comments on the protocol until 4 March 2018.

EFSA is also holding a technical meeting in Brussels on 13 February to discuss the methodology that will be used in the assessment.

Registration for the event is now open.

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