Used in many food products, WHO for artificial sweetener: It is carcinogenic

2023-06-29 11:05:03Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Used in many food products, WHO for artificial sweetener: It is carcinogenic
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Aspartame, one of the most widespread artificial sweeteners in the world, is a possible carcinogen, as the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to announce next month, Reuters reveals today.

If the agency's revelation is true, then the announcement by the international body is expected to bring great disruption to the food industry.

Aspartame, which is used in products from diet sodas to chewing gum and sugar-free drinks, will be listed in July as a "probable human carcinogen" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the arm of World Health Organization (WHO) cancer research, sources cited by Reuters said.


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