Intake of artificial sweeteners

Intake of artificial sweeteners

In response to the letter On artificial sweeteners from K.B.
Kale in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 31, commenting on my previous
letter Substitute for sugar (Oct. 20), I would like to inform him
that he can read the book published by the Food and Drug
Monitoring Agency in 2004 titled Peraturan Teknis Penggunaan
Bahan Tambahan Pangan Pemanis Buatan (or Technical Rules
governing the Use of Artificial Sweeteners).

This book sets out the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of
sweeteners and maximum doses for different kinds of foodstuffs,
including ice cream.

ADI is the amount of the substance in milligrams per kilogram
that can be consumed daily over the course of a lifetime and
which is safe according to the World Health Organization.

SUNARTO PRAWIROSUJANTO

Jakarta