An artificial sweetener, Aspartame, is being declared “a possible carcinogen” by the World Health Organisation. The widely consumed sweetener can be found in soft drinks like Diet Coke, chewing gum, sugar-free cough lollies, dessert mixes and even some toothpaste. Most people would have thought the sweetener to be fairly harmless or at least not as bad as sugar, but this study claims that it could cause cancer. “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 Organisation Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives.”

Source: The Star July 03, 2023 00:45 UTC