Sucralose:Another Sugar Substitute

Sucralose, was discovered in 1976 by researchers working under the auspices of Tate & Lyle Ltd., a large British sugar refiner. In 1980, Tate & Lyle arranged with Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest health care company, to develop sucralose. Johnson & Johnson formed McNeil Specialty Products in 1980 to commercialize sucralose. In 1991 Canada became the first nation to approve the use of sucralose. In April 1998 the U.S. FDA granted approval for sucralose to be used in a variety of food products. Diet RC cola was the first U.S. product with sucralose, introduced in 1998. (Mercola2000). In the 1960s, Tate & Lyle Sweeteners Division, a division of the Tat

So, without even addressing the pre-approval research showing potential toxicity, it is clear that sucralose has a.) no long history (e.g. decades) of safe use, b.) no independent monitoring of health effects, c.) no long-term human studies, and d.) no independent human studies. I would hope that the Precautionary Principal, now commonly used in Europe, would be a guiding force for people who are interested in health. Otherwise, we might as well just use any poorly tested, artificial (lab-created) chemical that has shown potential for long-term toxicity. (holisticmed)

The safety reviews of a new food additive is in theory, a straightforward process.

There have only been 110 studies done on humans and animals that the FDA has reviewed. If we look at aspartame, which is still considered to be clinically safe, with the minor side effects after prolonged dosage, such as headaches in some subjects (The Healing Arts Online Newsletter, 2001). Testimonials implicating long-term aspartame intake as the cause of conditions ranging from migraine headaches, epilepsy, bi-polar disorder, fibromyalgia, to chronic fatigue syndrome exist, yet clinical trials consistently verify aspartame’s safety after both short-term and long-term use. Recent European research showing that ingesting aspartame leads to the accumulation of formaldehyde in the brain, other organs and tissues (Formaldehyde has been shown to damage the nervous system, immune system, and cause irreversible genetic damage in humans.) (holisticmed.com). If you can consider these minor, I don’t know how. The products that contain aspartame do have labels on them so you are aware that it’s in there. This is relevant to sucralose because it is similar to the aspartame situation 15 years ago:

2.) There are no independent controlled human studies on sucralose (similar to 15 years ago for aspartame).

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