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Revealed: WHO aspartame safety panel linked to alleged Coca-Cola front group (www.theguardian.com)
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It uncovered eight WHO panelists involved with assessing safe levels of aspartame consumption who are beverage industry consultants who currently or previously worked with the alleged Coke front group, International Life Sciences Institute (Ilsi).

Their involvement in developing intake guidelines represents “an obvious conflict of interest”, said Gary Ruskin, US Right-To-Know’s executive director. “Because of this conflict of interest, [the daily intake] conclusions about aspartame are not credible, and the public should not rely on them,” he added.

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago

That last bit is what people always seem to miss.

Getting hit in the head with a branch is bad for you, but it's less bad for you than a bullet.

In the end, you need to compare the two risks, and not decide "a is bad, no need to look at b"

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