The Cancer League requires the ban on aspartame
On this World Cancer Day, the three organizations ask the European Commission and the Member States to “take concrete measures to prohibit this additive based on the precautionary principle”. – Flickr / CC BY 2.0 / Mike Mozart
On this World Cancer Day, the three organizations ask the European Commission and the Member States to “take concrete measures to prohibit this additive based on the precautionary principle”. – Flickr / CC BY 2.0 / Mike Mozart
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It is found in Coca-Cola « zero »in lightened Yoplait yogurts, in drinks « for athletes » Powerade or mentos chewing gum. Sugar substitute, aspartame – alias E951 – is present in more than 2,500 foods and drinks in Europe. Faced with the health risks he presents, Yuka, the Cancer League and Foodwatch launched, on Tuesday, February 4, a petition for its ban.
Since July 2023, the sweetener has indeed been classified as « carcinogen possible for humans » by the International Center for Research on Cancer (Circ). « This ranking is added to more than thirty years of studies highlighting its harmful effects on health »Recalls Foodwatch in a press release. Aspartame would thus be linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and could, contrary to what is believed, promote long -term overweight.
On this February 4, World Cancer Day, the three organizations therefore ask the European Commission and the member states of « Take concrete measures to prohibit this additive based on the precautionary principle » – which requires to withdraw from the market any product deemed potentially dangerous for public health.
For Camille Dioz, from Foodwatch France, « An additive that brings nothing apart from health risks should not be present in our diet: this is the basis of the precautionary principle ».
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