No, aspartame is not a 'possible carcinogen,' FDA says in response to WHO ruling

photo of a box of sugar free gelatin, a diet coke, crystal light mix, equal artificial sweetener in a box and a box of trident gum

No, the artificial sweetener aspartame is not a possible carcinogen to humans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday (July 14). 

The regulator's statement came on the heels of a ruling issued by an arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), which classified the ubiquitous sweetener as possibly cancer-causing.