PR Newswire

– Aspartame-sweetened foods and beverages are safe, according to a definitive new finding issued jointly today (Thursday) by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

– Reuters today (Thursday) published leaked reports that the World Health Organization’s (WHO) sub-agency for cancer research (IARC) intends to classify the common low-calorie sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic,” the same classification IARC applies to using aloe vera and eating pickled vegetables.