Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk by WHO, say reports

Re:Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk b... by remote_phone on Thursday June 29, 2023 @11:20AM (#36521607)

If you read carefully, it still contains sodium nitrite except as powdered celery. So the source of the sodium nitrate is “natural” but the dose is still the same.

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Re:Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk b... by LegitShady on Thursday June 29, 2023 @11:31AM (#36521805)

Fml so I’ve been paying more for nitrite free bacon that still has nitrite in it?

It feels like saying something contains no nitrites or preservatives and then including them in the form of cultured celery extract should be fraud/false advertising and a crime.

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Re:Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk b... by tptacek on Thursday June 29, 2023 @06:44PM (#36527890)

You extremely have been conned by the "nitrite-free bacon" labeling, yes. This is something that food writers have been complaining about for over a decade.

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Re:Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk b... by Shorel on Saturday July 01, 2023 @03:41PM (#36554238)

I buy raw pork belly. Doesn't taste the same after being cooked, but surely it has no nitrites. ;)

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