The timing of EFSA’s (European Food Safety Authority) assessment of the overall safety of dietary sugars has been revised due to the impact of the pandemic.  As of now, a public consultation on the draft scientific opinion is scheduled to occur sometime mid-year 2021 with a final adoption exoected by the end of the year.  There is a tremendous volume of scientific literature to be reviewed.  EFSA’s nutrition experts are looking to set a tolerable upper intake level for total / added / free dietary sugars if the available scientific data permits such. This advice will help EU authorities establish recommendations on the consumption of dietary sugars and offer dietary guidelines.

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Posted on 13 October 2020