Sylvia Liney wrote:

Jane Whitelock wrote:

Jane, I Googled it for you & here is the answer....(From Italy!)

'Following a request from the European Commission (EC), the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety of polyglycitol syrup when used as a food additive. Polyglycitol syrup belongs to the hydrogenated starch hydrolysate syrups composed of maltitol, sorbitol and higher molecular weight polyols. In contrast to maltitol syrup EU specifications, the polyglycitol syrup has a defined concentration of sorbitol, a lower concentration of maltitol and a defined concentration of higher molecular weight polyols. Consequently, it is not covered by specifications for maltitol syrup which is an EU authorised food additive. In humans, the main reported adverse effect specifically associated with polyglycitol syrup exposure was gastric disturbance. The Panel considers that conservative estimates of the exposure to polyglycitol syrup, for consumer-only and the general population, arising from the proposed uses and use-levels, are close to, and for children even higher than, doses associated with gastric disturbances when administered as bolus doses in human trials and as reported in recent case reports.'   this is the Link Here:-

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1413.htm

Here is a link as to why you shouldn't have maltitol, HERE:-

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/nutrition/a/maltitol.htm

And here is another link as to why we shouldn't eat sorbitol!!  HERE:-

http://www.foodintol.co.uk/food_intolerance/irritable_bowel_syndrome

Sorry, Jane, it's a NO-NO, that is, if you value your health!!

There were other sites there, I just googled What is Maltitol?, and  What is Sorbitol?

Hope this helps!!

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Bron W wrote:how bizarre - jane's query and both quoted parts aren't showing on my computer!

failsafers have a saying -  if you can't pronounce it,  you shouldn't eat it. or another one, 'if your grandma wouldn't recognise it, don't eat it'. ;) (of course, this one  has to be taken with a dose of common sense, my grandma wouldn't recognise olives but she wasn't european ;) )