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National Cancer Institute Study Of Human Consumption Of Beverages Affirms Safety Of Aspartame
Release Date: Apr 16, 2006
A National Cancer Institute study, which examined human consumption of beverages, affirmed the safety of aspartame by finding no link between this sugar substitute sweetener and cancer. The NCI study was presented today at the annual American Association for Cancer Research meeting and is the latest among hundreds of studies over the past 25 years that have found aspartame to be a safe ingredient.

Aspartame Safety Affirmed Again
Release Date: Apr 23, 2007
The presentation today of a new rat study on aspartame by the European Ramazzini Foundation is scientifically flawed and its conclusions should be dismissed in the wake of a long-term National Cancer Institute (NCI) study of humans, as well as the substantial foundation of science worldwide, that finds aspartame to be safe and finds no evidence of carcinogenicity.

Ramazzini Publishes Another Flawed Rat Study, Despite FDA's Previous Assertions of Aspartame's Safety for All Consumers
Release Date: Jun 26, 2007
The study of the effects of aspartame on rats published online June 13 in Environmental Health Perspectives is scientifically flawed, according to a renowned toxicology expert formerly with the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Leading Toxicologists Reaffirm Aspartame's Safety in Most Comprehensive Literature Review To Date
Release Date: Sep 11, 2007
An expert panel of some of the worlds leading toxicologists has completed the most comprehensive review of aspartame research to date, once again confirming aspartames safety, even among its heaviest users.