Aspartame

The use of aspartame, a commonly used artificial sweetener often known by the brand name Equal, has once again come under scrutiny. An agency of the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared recently that aspartame could potentially be…

<!-- -->Aspartame is used in a variety of products including carbonated drinks (Representational)The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the specialised cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has…

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Aspartame, a widely used artificial sweetener often found in sugar-free soda and thousands of other food products, has been classified as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research…

Warnings that an artificial sweetener can cause cancer sparked unnecessary panic, experts warned today.World Health Organization bosses last night confirmed aspartame will be classed as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' following a major…

Commercial names for aspartame include Equal, Nutrasweet, Canderel and Sugar Twin. In Australia, the acceptable daily intake is 40mg per kg of body weight per day, which is about 60 sachets. In America, the acceptable daily intake has been…

About eight years ago, in response to customer concerns about possible health risks associated with the artificial sweetener aspartame, PepsiCo decided to remove the ingredient from its popular diet soda.Sales flopped. A year later,…

The joint assessment from WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which is part of WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization, represents the first public…

US health officials have rejected claims that a popular artificial sweetener used in sodas, chewing gums and low-calorie foods causes cancer.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it 'disagrees' with the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Cans of PepsiCo's Pepsi Zero Sugar soda are displayed for an arranged photograph taken in Tiskilwa, Illinois, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration disagrees with a World…