Food Safety

Study confirms safety of aspartame

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, August 29th, 2005

The Calorie Control Council stated that reports of a preliminary unpublished rat study alleging that aspartame may be related to an increased risk of leukemia and lymphoma in rats are unsupported and totally contradictory to the extensive scientific research and regulatory reviews conducted on aspartame.

Acceptance and reporting of such preliminary findings should be withheld until the research is completed.

The Ramazzini Institute in Bologna, Italy plans to publish a study report in its own publication. Their publication, the European Journal of Oncology, is not included in the MedLine (U.S. National Library of Medicine) database, a source of...

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Source: Clinical Oncology Week (2005-08-29)

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