据欧盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，3月5日欧盟食品安全局就拟扩大食品添加剂赤藓糖醇（E 968）的使用范围发布意见。
2003年欧盟食品科学委员会认为赤藓糖醇用于食品安全。然而出于安全考虑，欧盟尚未批准其用于饮料。本次经过相关评估，欧盟食品安全局专家组认为，按照1.6 % （16 g/L）的最大限量用于非酒精饮料无安全隐患。
部分原文报道如下：
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food （ANS） provides here a scientific opinion on the safety of erythritol （E 968） in light of the proposed extension of use of erythritol to be added at a maximum level of 1.6 % （16 g/L） as a flavour enhancer in non-alcoholic beverages. In 1999, the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives （JECFA） evaluated erythritol and assigned an ADI （acceptable daily intake） “not specified”。 In 2003, the European Union （EU） Scientific Committee on Food （SCF） concluded that erythritol is safe for use in foods.