Aspartame

The sweetener aspartame - found in a variety of foods - is set to be officially classified as "possibly carcinogenic to humans", reports claim. The label frequently causes confusion as it gives no sense of whether the potential risk is big or miniscule ...

Many popular diet sodas, light gelatins and sugar-free gums contain the artificial sweetener.

On Thursday, Reuters reported that aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gums, will be listed in July as “possibly ...

A World Health Organization' agency will list the widely used artificial sweetener aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" July 14, Reuters reported, ...

The article in Reuters suggests that aspartame is set to be declared a possible carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), ...

The sweetener, which is used in countless products including diet soft drinks, chewing gum, sugar-free ice cream and breakfast cereal, will, for the first time ...

(Reuters) -Aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in Diet Coke, chewing gum, yoghurt and other food products, is set to be declared a possible ...

One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body.

Aspartame, one of the world's most popular artificial sweeteners, is expected to be labeled a possible carcinogen by the cancer research arm of the World ...

The debate over the artificial sweetener has made international news as the World Health Organization's cancer research team is set to release a report in ...

The artificial sweetener aspartame is used in thousands of products, and the FDA says it's "safe for the general population." What do we know about its ...

Sources told Reuters that the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an arm of the World Health Organization, will soon name aspartame a "possible ...

The World Health Organization is planning to declare aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in diet sodas, soft drinks, and other reduced-sugar gums and ...

A Reuters report says the health organization has found evidence that artificial sweetener, an ingredient in many diet drinks, is a potential carcinogen.

(Bloomberg) -- The World Health Organization will declare one of the world's most widely used artificial sweeteners, found in thousands of sugar-free foods ...

Stocks of makers of natural sweeteners rose after a report said the World Health Organization is set to declare aspartame, a manufactured sugar used in the ...

As well as being used in Diet Coke, Coke Zero and Pepsi Max, Aspartame is also listed as an ingredient in Fanta, Lucozade and Dr Pepper.

Shares in Baolingbao Biology Co. and Shandong Sanyuan Biotechnology Co., which make natural sweetener erythritol jumped by at least 10% each on Friday. Anhui ...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the cancer arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), recently indicated that aspartame ...

The World Health Organization's decision to classify aspartame, a sweetener used in many beverages and food products, as 'possibly carcinogenic' contradicts ...