Staff Writer
According to Reuters, the widely used artificial sweetener aspartame is likely to be classified as a possible carcinogen.
According to reports, Aspartame will shortly be labeled as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) IARC. Aspartame is reportedly scheduled to be added to the “cancer-causing list” in July, according to the IARC, which stated that it had evaluated 1,300 research in its June assessment.
Aspartame has been widely used in goods including Coca-Cola diet sodas, Mars’ Extra chewing gum, and several Snapple drinks for more than 20 years, and major food and beverage firms have long defended the ingredient’s use.
According to IARC insiders, the IARC’s decision to designate aspartame as a potential carcinogen is meant to spur further investigation that will help regulators, consumers, and producers make more informed decisions.
However, it is likely to rekindle discussion about the IARC’s function and the general safety of sweeteners.
The hashtag #Aspartame is now popular on social media and has generated a range of reactions, including:
Time to stop drinking diet drinks. “Aspartame causes cancer!”
“So after 20 years of evidence, #Aspartame is now suddenly carcinogenic.”
How did they behave? #Aspartame. People have been feeding their children this food in the belief that it is “healthier.”
- “I think a new sweetener is about to come out, to be honest.”
To all of my coworkers who are tweeting that aspartame is safe, reconsider. Do you feed this to your kids? - “Diet Coke has never been for me!”
Coca-Cola shares reportedly fell 1% after the WHO’s pronouncement.
