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Isn’t saccharine toxic?

• jinwoo68 2y ago
  I think so. Seems also toxic to bacteria!
• boxed 2y ago
  The dose makes the poison. It doesn't sound THAT toxic, but enough to be a bad idea for sweeteners. But I'd bet the antibiotic itself has more toxicity! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharin
• SoftTalker 2y ago
  There were some suspected links to cancer but they were found to not be a risk at normal intake levels.
• nottorp 2y ago
  So is any prescription pill if you're not respecting the dosage the docs prescribed...
• ignoramous 2y ago
  It is banned in India for Ice Creams & frozen Lollies / Ice Pops, but allowed within limit for general use (soda, bubble gums, packaged juice, etc). Health department officials said, "Saccharin is harmful to children especially those under 14 years. It affects bones badly. These ice candies are sold in rural areas and their sale picks up during summer" Some ice cream producers prefer to use saccharin as it is quite cheaper in comparison to sugar. To earn heavy profits during summer when the demand for ice candies goes up significantly, some of the ice cream producers use saccharin. Officials said that saccharin is more than 300 times sweeter than sucrose (sugar), the officials said. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/ice-cream-producer-gets-jail-term-for-using-saccharin-as-sweetener/articleshow/71284656.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/ice-cream-pr... / https://archive.vn/wRTE5 https://archive.vn/wRTE5