WHO Set to Declare Aspartame as Possible Carcinogen
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that popular artificial sweetener aspartame may be declared as a “possible carcinogen” through a June 29 exclusive through Reuters.
In July, WHO’s cancer research division, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), will officially announce aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans. The ruling does not consider what, if any, levels of the chemical can be safely consumed. Safe intake levels will be determined by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JEFCA), alongside global authorities.