Aspartame

The agency ruling focuses on assessing whether a substance poses a potential risk, irrespective of the safe consumption limits for individuals.

The sweetener aspartame - found in a variety of foods - is set to be officially classified as "possibly carcinogenic to humans", reports claim. The label frequently causes confusion as it gives no sense of whether the potential risk is big or miniscule ...

Aspartame is an ingredient used in products like diet colas, chewing gums, and snapple drinks. The IARC decision, which was made earlier this month following a ...

Many popular diet sodas, light gelatins and sugar-free gums contain the artificial sweetener.

(Reuters) -Aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in Diet Coke, chewing gum, yoghurt and other food products, is set to be declared a possible ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reacted to a news report that talks about artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame, and their link to possible ...

The artificial sweetener aspartame is used in thousands of products, and the FDA says it's "safe for the general population." What do we know about its ...

A Reuters report says the health organization has found evidence that artificial sweetener, an ingredient in many diet drinks, is a potential carcinogen.

One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to ...

A can of diet coke is considered to be healthy and guilty free, especially by those who are conscious of their weight. However, a recent report on one of ...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), is expected to declare aspartame, ...

Aspartame is a popular low-calorie artificial sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than ordinary sugar. It is used in around 90 per cent of ready-to-drink ...