The change, made by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), will come in to effect next month. It is roughly 200 times sweeter than sugar and is used in a wide variety of “diet” and “sugar-free” products. As well as being used in Diet Coke, Coke Zero and Pepsi Max, it is also listed as an ingredient in Fanta, Lucozade and Dr Pepper. “We remain confident in the safety of aspartame given the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence and positive safety determinations by food safety authorities in more than 90 countries around the world. “We, therefore, welcome the broader, more comprehensive food safety review underway by the WHO and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)."

Source: Daily Nation June 29, 2023 13:26 UTC