NGO wants ‘carcinogenic’ non-sugar sweetener banned

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The company Yuka, associated with the associations Foodwatch and Ligue contre le Cancer, is calling for a ban on the sweetener. An approach that leaves learned societies skeptical.

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On Tuesday 4 February, the French nutrition application, the NGO and the French association launched a joint European petition calling for the ban of aspartame, a sweetening sweetener that is controversial because it is possibly dangerous for health.

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“We hope for a million signatures at least,” says the co-founder and director of Yuka on France Inter. Aspartame is an additive classified as “possible carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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On the occasion of World Cancer Day, the League Against Cancer, Foodwatch and Yuka are calling for a ban on sweeteners. Source link: https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/02/04/pres-de-deux-ans-apres-son-classement-comme-cancerogene-possible-l-aspartame-demeure-autorise_6530528_3244.html Author: Publish date: 2025-02-04 05:00:12 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.The post Aspartame remains authorized, nearly two …

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NGO wants ‘carcinogenic’ non-sugar sweetener banned

Food Watch, food consumer app Yuka and the French foundation League Against Cancer have launched a petition calling for a ban on aspartame,

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An international coalition is calling for a ban on aspartame, a widely used artificial sweetener. Foodwatch, the French Cancer League and the Yuka mobile app have jointly launched a petition addressed to the European Commission and EU Member States. The initiative follows the decision of the World Health Organization (WHO), which classified aspartame as “probably carcinogenic to humans”. reported by <a href="https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/…