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The FDA has a history of being cautious as well. Perhaps even overly cautious.

> So if aspartame causes cancer after your career is over, then it’s safe according to the FDA.

I would love to see some kind of foundation for this, to explain where your beliefs about FDA processes are coming from.



Yes, because there's nothing wrong with anything they've greenlit before, like high fructose corn syrup.


It's sugar. They so far haven't been in the business of forcing food to be healthier, to my knowledge, and corn syrup isn't poison.


HFCS is very similar to sugar, from a diet and health perspective. The FDA’s mandate is food safety, not population health.




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