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FDA says soda sweetener aspartame is safe, disagreeing with WHO finding on possible cancer link.

Two upcoming reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) will address the safety of aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly found in beverages like Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer will evaluate the potential carcinogenic effects of aspartame, while the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives will provide an updated risk assessment, including the acceptable daily intake and potential adverse effects. The reports will be released on July 14.

Last year, the US Department of Health and Human Services expressed concerns about the concurrent review of aspartame by both IARC and JECFA (administered by WHO and UN Food and Agriculture Organization). The WHO assured that the groups were working closely together to prevent divergent scientific opinions.

Since 1974, the US Food and Drug Administration has considered aspartame safe, but some have disputed this conclusion. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has nominated aspartame for evaluation by IARC due to concerns about its potential as a carcinogen.

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