Is xylitol safe?
• Xylitol has been used as a diabetic sweetener since the 1960’s. • The Food and Drug Administration approved its safety in 1963. • The World Health Organization and the Food and Drug Administration’s “Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives” confirmed the safety of Xylitol in 1983. Babies and small children can safely use Xylitol. • Xylitol has no known toxic levels.
A. Yes it is. The safety of xylitol has been proven in long-term clinical studies and has been confirmed by all the major regulatory bodies worldwide. Xylitol is approved for use in food and especially in oral hygiene products, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Currently xylitol is approved in more than 60 countries.
Yes it is. The oral and metabolic safety of xylitol has been exhaustively assessed by various international and national regulatory authorities. It was approved for use in the United Sates by the FDA in 1963, and in 1983 the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). A collaboration between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) recommended that no daily limit be placed on xylitol consumption (the safest category for a food additive), It was further approved in 1994 by the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foods (MAFF), and also the EU (although prior to this date xylitol was approved at national level in more than 40 countries). In 1997, approval was given by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare.
