Aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in diet sodas, chewing gum, yogurt and other food products, is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at the existing daily ...

Aspartame is the artificial sweetener that people love to hate. It's also one of the most common alternatives to sugar, found in over 6,000 products and sold as NutraSweet® and Equal®.

In a 1981 report, JECFA said that an adult weighing 60kg (132 pounds) would have to drink between 12 and 36 cans of diet soda – depending on the amount of aspartame in the beverage – every day ...