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PepsiCo does not intend to change its product portfolio following a report that artificial sweetener aspartame was set to be declared a possible carcinogen, Chief Financial Officer Hugh Jonston said on Thursday.
(Reuters) -PepsiCo does not intend to change its product portfolio following a report that artificial sweetener aspartame was set to be declared a possible carcinogen, Chief Financial Officer Hugh Jonston told Reuters on Thursday. Aspartame, will be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" on July 14 for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm, Reuters reported in June. The ingredient is one of the world's most widely used artificial sweeteners, found in products ranging from Co...
(Corrects story from June 29 to remove reference in paragraph 25 to aspartame being removed from PepsiCo products in 2020. A PepsiCo spokesperson corrected an
The sweetener aspartame is a "possible carcinogen" but it remains safe to consume at already agreed levels, two...
Aspartame is one of the world's most popular sweeteners, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to chewing gum.