Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of several controversies since its initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974. The FDA approval of aspartame was highly contested, beginning with suspicions of its involvement in brain cancer, [1] alleging that the quality of the initial research supporting its safety was inadequate and flawed, and that ...
November 2005 Online publication of Soffritti "First Experimental Demonstration of the Multipotential Carcinogenic Effects of Aspartame Administered in the Feed to Sprague-Dawley Rats" [10] "The results of this mega-experiment indicate that [aspartame] is a multipotential carcinogenic agent, even at a daily dose of 20 mg/kg body weight, much less than the current acceptable daily intake."
Among the vast array of products that contain aspartame — which experts say is 200 times sweeter than sugar but is also calorie-free: Tabletop sweeteners Diet/sugar-free sodas and drink mixes
It's an excellent source for data about the controversial nature of the approval process, and contains this interesting quote that echoes something I quoted from the Sweet Misery section above: In 1996 a review of aspartame research found that every single industry-funded study found aspartame safe. But 92% of independent studies identified one ...
In February 1973, G.D. Searle filed a food additive petition for aspartame's use in all foods. The FDA approved the use of aspartame in only dry foods on July, 1974. In August 1974 John Olney and James Turner formally objected to the approval asserting that aspartame might cause neurological damage and put the phenylketonuria population at risk.
In the United States, six high-intensity sugar substitutes have been approved for use: aspartame, sucralose, neotame, acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), saccharin and advantame. [3] Food additives must be approved by the FDA, [3] and sweeteners must be proven as safe via submission by a manufacturer of a GRAS document. [44]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us