The WHO said Friday it was now classifying aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly used in soft drinks, as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" though the acceptable daily intake level remains unchanged."The working group classified aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans," the WHO said.
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely used in diet drinks and low-sugar foods, could possibly cause cancer.
The WHO said Friday it was now classifying aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly used in soft drinks, as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" though the acceptable daily intake level remains unchanged.
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research agency on Friday classified the commonly used artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”, although another UN committee reaffirmed that there was a safe daily level of consumption. .