The world’s most widely used and controversial artificial sweetener is slated to be labeled “possibly carcinogenic to humans” next month by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research arm—decades after scientists first sounded the alarm about the sugar substitute’s cancer-causing properties.
The International Agency for Research (IARC)’s external experts conducted a safety review of aspartame based on all published evidence and finalized a ruling earlier this month, two sources familiar with the process told Reuters.
