- A law promulgated by the Philippine Congress has forbidden
the importing and use, in the country, of aspartame, a sweetener that is
between 180 to 200 times more potent than sugar, as well as banning distribution
offour makes of saccharine, the most important brand names in the countryknown
as: Equal, NutraSweet, Equal-Measure y Spoonful.[*] According tothe said
Law aspartame gives rise to a total of 75% of the negativeeffects reflected
in consumers and other users according to the north American administration
of food and alimentation, among others, brain tumours, multiple sclerosis,
epilepsy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,Parkinsons, Alzheimers and diabetes
among others. The ban affects alluse of this product in any type of consumable
and infringement will carry penalties that go from 9,000 euros to 90,000
euros.
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- Spanish Institute of External Commerce (ICEX). Paseo
de la Castellana 14-16, 28046 MADRID. | 902 349 000
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- ENGLISH TRANSLATION IS ABOVE
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- http://www.icex.es/icex/cda/controller/page/0,2956,35582_13637_16030_298341,00.html
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- http://www.mityc.es/es-ES/index.htm
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