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WHO researchers: Dietary sweetener may be carcinogenic

2023-06-29 20:17:20Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
WHO researchers: Dietary sweetener may be carcinogenic
Dietary sweeteners may be carcinogenic

Another additive is expected to enter the list of dangerous ingredients found in industrial products. We are talking about aspartame, a sweetener that is widely used in products such as Diet Coke, ice cream and chewing gum.

WHO researchers have linked this sweetener to the risk of cancer.

According to Reuters , the report on this connection is expected to be published next month. Aspartame is expected to be labeled as "probably carcinogenic to humans," meaning there is evidence linking it to cancer, but it is limited.

The study was conducted by experts from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the WHO, which has often been criticized for raising the alarm about substances or situations difficult for consumers to avoid.

Previously, the same agency added red meat, working late at night and using mobile phones to the list of dangerous elements and behaviors.

What is the safe amount of aspartame consumption is expected to be learned by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (Jecfa), on the same day as the IARC conclusions.

Aspartame has been widely used since the 1980s as a tabletop sweetener and in products such as diet sodas, chewing gum, breakfast cereals, and cough syrup.

Major food and beverage manufacturers have defended its use for decades, so the existence of this report has caused concern.

"IARC is not a food safety body," Frances Hunt-Wood, secretary general of the International Sweeteners Association, told The Guardian. "Aspartame is one of the most researched ingredients in history. Over 90 food safety agencies around the globe declare it safe, including the European Food Safety Authority, which conducted the most comprehensive safety assessment of aspartame to date today".

Despite this, there is existing evidence that raises questions about the potential impact of aspartame on cancer risk. A study in France involving nearly 100,000 adults last year suggested that those who consumed higher amounts of artificial sweeteners, including aspartame, had a higher risk of cancer. A study by the Ramazzini Institute in Italy in the early 2000s reported that some cancers in mice and rats were linked to aspartame.


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