Aspartame Can Be Considered as a Carcinogen – Webtekno

A striking finding emerged about aspartame, which is used as a sweetener instead of sugar in diet drinks. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization. evaluate aspartame as a potential carcinogen. claimed.

According to the information Reuters obtained from two sources, the agency will officially announce its decision next month. But about the possible decision details to know there is also.

The cancer research unit’s decision will only be “harmful” or “not harmful”:

The IARC’s decision is only whether or not a substance will have a harmful effect. The harmful effect of a substance according to the amount of consumption is not taken into account. Losses due to the amount of consumption,Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)” is explained by.

This committee is also examining aspartame:

In addition to the cancer research unit of the World Health Organization, JECFA also continues its investigations on the use of aspartame. As the agency’s aspartame-focused meetings began in late June, the decision and findings were made at the same time as the IARC. Sharing on July 14 Waiting.