Viewpoint: IARC's aspartame report echoes globally-rejected glyphosate cancer determination — Controversial organization ignores 'back-off' directive from WHO, US and Japan, releasing what scientists call an 'illegitimate' analysis
Food additives like artificial sweeteners are relentlessly tested by health authorities, researchers, independent labs and activist scientists (while we rarely examine natural food products for the same health risks). After three decades of intense scrutiny, aspartame has continuously been declared as safe for human consumption by all national regulatory agencies and EFSA.As it is a chemical used by large corporations in the food industry, it has attracted the unending ire of activist zealots who have (rather unreasonably) devoted their lives to spreading fear and disinformation on aspartame. ...