{"id":1960987,"date":"2023-06-29T21:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T01:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aspartame-set-to-be-declared-possible-carcinogen-according-to-the-who\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T21:15:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T01:15:16","slug":"aspartame-set-to-be-declared-possible-carcinogen-according-to-the-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aspartame-set-to-be-declared-possible-carcinogen-according-to-the-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspartame may be declared a potential carcinogen by the WHO."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faspartame-set-to-be-declared-possible-carcinogen-according-to-the-who%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960987&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><br \/>6:12 PM \u2013 Thursday, June 29, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aspartame, one of the most commonly used artificial sweeteners for many diet beverages, is expected to be labeled as a possible carcinogen by the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201c[The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)] has assessed the potential carcinogenic effect of aspartame,\u201d the WHO said in a statement to <em>Fortune<\/em>. \u201cFollowing this, the Joint FAO\/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) will update its risk assessment exercise on aspartame, including the reviewing of the acceptable daily intake and dietary exposure assessment for aspartame.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>However, the WHO report also indicated that there is only limited evidence suggesting the sweetener is a cancer-causing agent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is commonly used in beverages and food products like Diet Coke, sugar-less chewing gum, and Dannon Activia yogurt. It is also used in some cough drops as well as certain toothpaste brands.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The IARC assessed whether a chemical or substance is a potential hazard, based on evidence that is researched and published. However, the agency does not take into account how much a person can consume a specific chemical safely.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The meeting began towards the end of June and the concluded findings will be announced on the same day that the IARC makes its decision, July 14<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The move to label the sweetener as a possible carcinogen will most likely be a controversial subject, since products like Diet Coke are very popular with consumers. The IARC has also faced criticism in the past for alarming the public about substances that are difficult to avoid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIARC is not a food safety body<em>,\u201d<\/em> said Frances Hunt-Wood, the secretary general of the International Sweeteners Association. \u201cAspartame is one of the most thoroughly researched ingredients in history, with over 90 food safety agencies across the globe declaring it is safe, including the European Food Safety Authority, which conducted the most comprehensive safety evaluation of aspartame to date.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>This recent classification by the WHO is a huge blow to sugar substitutes overall. 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