50 years ago, the safety of artificial sweeteners was fiercely debated

Author: Emily Conover / Source: Science News

Safety challenged —

Americans consume 8,000 tons of artificial sweeteners every year …confident that the chemical sweeteners are safe.

Manufacturers insist that they are; the sugar industry … insists they are not.… [B]oth camps swamped FDA with detailed evidence pro and con. — Science News, October 26, 1968

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