Aspartame: it is the risk that matters, not the hazard

The JECFA assessment takes into account all health hazards from consuming aspartame as a food and drink additive, not only cancer. Since 1981, the JECFA have kept their upper ADI level for aspartame at 40 mg/kg bodyweight*, even after intervening reviews to consider new evidence. The other two agent...

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Published in:The lancet oncology 2023-08, Vol.24 (8), p.824-825
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