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Opportunity knocks amid sweetener scares
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/08/2023
» Concerns over aspartame, an artificial sweetener, emerged recently when the World Health Organization revealed in July that it may be carcinogenic.
Aspartame sweeteners 'possibly carcinogenic', says WHO
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» GENEVA - The WHO said Friday it was now classifying aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly used in soft drinks, as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" -- though the acceptable daily intake level remains unchanged.
Aspartame, the much-debated artificial sweetener
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» PARIS: The artificial sweetener aspartame, which is consumed by millions every day as a sugar substitute in products such as diet soft drinks, has long been the topic of fierce debate over its impact on health.
Sweetener warning stirs debate
Published on 30/06/2023
» LONDON: Consumers, food companies, retailers and restaurants need to decide whether to fight back or find alternatives to one of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners, as a leading global health body prepares to declare it a possible carcinogen.
WHO warns against artificial sweeteners
Published on 16/05/2023
» GENEVA: Artificial sweeteners, used to replace sugar in a vast range of products, do not help in losing weight and can have serious health effects, according to the World Health Organization.
Sweeteners may be linked to heart disease risk, study suggests
AFP, Published on 08/09/2022
» PARIS - A large study suggested Thursday that artificial sweetener could be associated with a higher risk of heart disease, however experts urged caution about the findings.
Tab, Coca-Cola's Diet-Soda Pioneer and a '70s Icon, Is Going Away
Business, Published on 19/10/2020
» Coca-Cola Co. is canning Tab.
Rethink the tax on sugary drinks
Oped, Adis Israngkura na Ayudya, Published on 24/08/2016
» Thailand has had the bright idea of curbing public health problems such as obesity and heart diseases by imposing an excise tax on sugary drinks sold mainly in convenience stores. This idea has been implemented in some developed countries such as the UK, US, Norway, Denmark and France. In the case of the Thai tax scheme, the sugary drinks to be taxed include, for instance, carbonated drinks, green tea, canned coffee, energy drinks, sour milk, soymilk and bottled juice. The tax rates to be imposed on such sugary drinks are 20% for those with sugar concentrations between 6g-10g per 100ml while those with higher sugar concentrations will be subject to 25% tax.
US kids eat 3x times too much added sugar: health group
AFP, Published on 23/08/2016
» MIAMI - US children eat three times as much added sugar as they should, a leading US health group said Monday, calling for stricter limits on sugar for kids.
Diet Pepsi brings back aspartame option
Business, Published on 29/06/2016
» PepsiCo Inc plans to bring back aspartame, an artificial sweetener it removed from Diet Pepsi in the United States last year, in a bid to revive falling cola sales.