“A World Health Organization (WHO) agency will list the widely used artificial sweetener aspartame as ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’ on July 14, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the situation…
Aspartame is a popular artificial sweetener used in products from Diet Coke to Mars Wrigley chewing gum. Around 95% of carbonated drinks and 90% of teas that use artificial sweeteners use aspartame, according to The Washington Post.”