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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: WHO to Reportedly Declare Aspartame a Possible Cancer Risk
Caption: WHO to Reportedly Declare Aspartame a Possible Cancer Risk. The widely-used artificial sweetener has been subjected to a safety review by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization, 'The Guardian' reports. The IARC is expected to publish its report next month and label aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic to humans,' according to Reuters. While the categorization links aspartame to cancer, it's not as conclusive as the IARC's other two categories, "probably carcinogenic to humans" and "carcinogenic to humans". The IARC's findings are likely to be controversial, as it's faced criticism in the past for causing worry over substances or situations that are difficult to avoid. "IARC is not a food safety body and their review of aspartame is not scientifically comprehensive and is based heavily on widely discredited research." Frances Hunt-Wood, the secretary general of the International Sweeteners Association, via statement. Previously, the agency deemed working overnight and eating red meat as "probably carcinogenic" and cell phones as "possibly carcinogenic". A Joint FAO/WHO committee has also been reviewing aspartame this year. Those findings will be made available on July 14. Aspartame has been authorized for global use by health regulators for decades. It's been widely used in everything from drinks, cereals, ice cream, gum and more since the 1980s, 'The Guardian' reports. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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