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Update: WHO Deems Aspartame Possible Carcinogen; Consumption Limits Unchanged

The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday. The rulings are the outcome of two separate WHO expert panels, one …

WHO Cancer Research Arm to Say Aspartame Sweetener a Possible Carcinogen: Sources

One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and …

The Newest Fronts in Climate-Change-Related Legal Battles

Climate change-related litigation has more than doubled in the past seven years globally according to a June report by the London School of Economics, and is moving beyond traditionally polluting industries such as fossil fuel production. At the COP27 climate …