The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) cancer research agency has analyzed the potential carcinogenic effects of aspartame, one of the world’s most popular artificial sweeteners, and health officials said they will soon update its risk assessment.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) “has assessed the potential carcinogenic effect of aspartame,” the WHO said in a statement to Fortune. “Following this, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) will update its risk assessment exercise on aspartame, including the reviewing of the acceptable daily intake and dietary exposure assessment for aspartame.” FOA is an abbreviation for the Food and Agriculture Organization.
