On 10 April 2003 the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the Commission to tighten proposed restrictions on cyclamates in soft drinks.
The resolution, adopted by 440 votes to 20, with 13 abstentions, extends the new limit to milk-based drinks in addition to water-based drinks. Furthermore the EP accepted the Commission’s proposal to authorise two new sweeteners, sucralose and aspartame-acesulfame salt but with a review of their use within three years and a re-examination of the use of two other sweeteners, aspartame and stevia, in particular, proposals to improve the labelling of products containing aspartame.
