India will set its own standards on sweeteners: FSSAI
The Indian government will set its own standards on artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and does not have to do what international agencies say, a top official of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said.
“We don’t have to follow the West or East as India is in a powerful situation..we are working on what the effect of consuming aspartame or other sweeteners can have on the Indian population,” FSSAI Advisor HS Oberoi said on Thursday, while addressing a conclave ..
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