The rulings are the outcome of two separate expert panels, one of which flags whether there is any evidence that a substance is a potential hazard, and the other which assesses how much of a real-life risk that substance actually poses.
The sweetener aspartame is a"possible carcinogen" but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization declared on Friday .
In a press conference ahead of the announcement, the WHO's head of nutrition, Dr Francesco Branca, suggested consumers weighing beverage choices consider neither aspartame nor sweetener. After undertaking its own comprehensive review, JECFA said on Friday that it did not have convincing evidence of harm caused by aspartame, and continued to recommend that people keep their consumption levels of aspartame below 40mg/kg a day.
The WHO said the existing consumption levels meant, for example, that a person weighing 60-70kg would have to drink more than 9-14 cans of soda daily to breach the limit, based on the average aspartame content in the beverages — around 10 times what most people consume. It said limited evidence from earlier animal studies was also a factor, although the studies in question are controversial. There was also some limited evidence that aspartame has some chemical properties that are linked to cancer, the IARC said.
Dr Nigel Brockton, vice president of research at the American Institute for Cancer Research, said he anticipates research into aspartame will take the form of large, observational studies that account for any intake in aspartame.
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