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WHO labels aspartame – a major component in prepared foods and beverages, as possible cause of cancer

Sunday, July 16, 2023 - The sweetener aspartame is a "possible carcinogen" but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday, July 14. Aspartame is one of the world's most popular sweeteners, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum. In a press conference…
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WHO cancer arm deems aspartame 'possible carcinogen', consumption limits unchanged

LONDON - The sweetener aspartame is a "possible carcinogen" but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared on Friday (July 14). The rulings are the outcome of two separate WHO expert panels, one of which flags whether there is any evidence that a substance is a potential hazard, and...
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