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		mohaine on June 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer... Sweet'n'Low doesn't contain aspartame. It is Saccharin.

berniedurfee on June 30, 2023 [–]

Wasn’t saccharine one of the first to be shown to be a likely carcinogen?

quags on June 30, 2023 | [–]

I remember warnings in the 90s on labels that saccharine causes cancer in high doses in lab mice on gum - over time ace k / Splenda and aspartame were used instead.

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