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> WHO declared aspartame, a key ingredient in Diet Coke, to be a “possible carcinogen” Not WHO. IARC declared [1]. WHO itself took a more nuanced position [2].
by sampo 3y ago
> WHO declared aspartame, a key ingredient in Diet Coke, to be a “possible carcinogen”
Not WHO. IARC declared [1]. WHO itself took a more nuanced position [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Agency_for_Research_on_Cancer#Aspartame_(2023) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Agency_for_Resea...
[2] https://www.who.int/news/item/14-07-2023-aspartame-hazard-and-risk-assessment-results-released https://www.who.int/news/item/14-07-2023-aspartame-hazard-an...
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoThe accusation (it's clearer if you read the linked report that the Guardian story is reporting on) is that the more nuanced position was the result of the people making the decision having hidden links to Coca-cola.