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WHO's cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen
Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:21 pm
Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:21 pm
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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, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators.
Aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum and some Snapple drinks, will be listed in July as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm, the sources told Reuters.
The IARC ruling, finalised earlier this month after a meeting of the group's external experts, is intended to assess whether something is a potential hazard or not, based on all the published evidence.
It does not take into account how much of a product a person can safely consume. This advice for individuals comes from a separate WHO expert committee on food additives, known as JECFA (the Joint WHO and Food and Agriculture Organization's Expert Committee on Food Additives), alongside determinations from national regulators.
However, similar IARC rulings in the past for different substances have raised concerns among consumers about their use, led to lawsuits, and pressured manufacturers to recreate recipes and swap to alternatives. That has led to criticism that the IARC's assessments can be confusing to the public.
JECFA, the WHO committee on additives, is also reviewing aspartame use this year. Its meeting began at the end of June and it is due to announce its findings on the same day that the IARC makes public its decision – on July 14.
Since 1981, JECFA has said aspartame is safe to consume within accepted daily limits. For example, an adult weighing 60 kg (132 pounds) would have to drink between 12 and 36 cans of diet soda – depending on the amount of aspartame in the beverage – every day to be at risk. Its view has been widely shared by national regulators, including in the United States and Europe.
An IARC spokesperson said both the IARC and JECFA committees' findings were confidential until July, but added they were "complementary", with IARC's conclusion representing "the first fundamental step to understand carcinogenicity". The additives committee "conducts risk assessment, which determines the probability of a specific type of harm (e.g. cancer) to occur under certain conditions and levels of exposure."
However, industry and regulators fear that holding both processes at around the same time could be confusing, according to letters from U.S. and Japanese regulators seen by Reuters.
"We kindly ask both bodies to coordinate their efforts in reviewing aspartame to avoid any confusion or concerns among the public," Nozomi Tomita, an official from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, wrote in a letter dated March 27 to WHO's deputy director general, Zsuzsanna Jakab.
The letter also called for the conclusions of both bodies to be released on the same day, as is now happening. The Japanese mission in Geneva, where the WHO is based, did not respond to a request for comment.
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Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:22 pm to stout
This has been known to the state of California for years.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:23 pm to stout
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WHO
Who would ever believe anything they ever say again?
Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:24 pm to fallguy_1978
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Who would ever believe anything they ever say again?
Yea I get that sentiment but there has been speculation for a while about aspartame causing cancer. This is just confirmation.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:24 pm to OneChanceFancy
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This has been known to the state of California for years.
Yea but according to the California warnings on everything birth is known to cause death.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:25 pm to PrecedentedTimes
Could explain the uptick in colon cancer in young folks.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:27 pm to Misnomer
Let’s call a spade a spade, what DOESN'T cause cancer?
Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:27 pm to stout
So, if something like this could have been bad for people all along...
... is there anyone who still thinks there is no possible way the vaccine could have negative side effects?
... is there anyone who still thinks there is no possible way the vaccine could have negative side effects?
This post was edited on 6/29/23 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 6/29/23 at 6:27 pm to stout
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WHO
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IARC
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JECFA
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:17 pm to stout
IARC is a sham. Everything they have tested, besides yoga pants material, is a potential carcinogen. Hotdogs? Yup. Bacon? Yup. Smoked meat? You guessed it.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:19 pm to stout
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but there has been speculation for a while about aspartame causing cancer. This is just confirmation.
No, I think you need to re-read what you posted. Slower and more carefully.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:22 pm to stout
WHO is AIDS, but the old adage applies
If it comes from a plant, it’s probably ok
If it’s created at a plant, it’s probably not ok
If it comes from a plant, it’s probably ok
If it’s created at a plant, it’s probably not ok
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:23 pm to fallguy_1978
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Who would ever believe anything they ever say again?
Agree, but artificial sweeteners don't have the best track record.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:25 pm to stout
Last time a study was done on this, they said you’d have to drink 36 (38?) 20oz bottles of diet soda a day to begin to have negative consequences.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:26 pm to stout
Honestly thought this was common knowledge.
My dad told me this 30 years ago when my mother was using sweet n low.
My dad told me this 30 years ago when my mother was using sweet n low.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:28 pm to BamaCoaster
Well, Sweet N Low doesn’t contain aspartame..
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:31 pm to stout
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For example, an adult weighing 60 kg (132 pounds) would have to drink between 12 and 36 cans of diet soda – depending on the amount of aspartame in the beverage – every day to be at risk.
Golfer John Daly Has Legendary Thirst for Diet Coke, Cut Back from 28 Cans a Day
He still smokes – to the tune of 40-a-day – but his infamous Diet Coke fondness has been toned down a little. I still drink that but not nearly as much as I used to. I used to have 26-28 cans a day. Now I have 10-12 at the most.
This post was edited on 6/29/23 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:36 pm to LouisianaLady
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Well, Sweet N Low doesn’t contain aspartame..
Sweet N Low is bad for your gut, though
Posted on 6/29/23 at 7:37 pm to weadjust
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I used to have 26-28 cans a day. Now I have 10-12 at the most.
Holy hell, dude
Do you piss out a kidney stone daily too?
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