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Evening Standard
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Rob Freeman

Aspartame safe unless you are drinking more than 14 cans of Diet a day, says WHO

An artificial sweetener used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum has been ruled a “possible” cause of cancer by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

But a panel of experts has said the sugar substitute aspartame is safe in limited quantities.

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