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Accordingly, all products in Australia, the U.S. and Canada that contain aspartame must be labeled: "Phenylketonurics: Contains phenylalanine." In the UK, foods containing aspartame must carry ingredient panels that refer to the presence of "aspartame or E951" [16] and they must be labeled with a warning "Contains a source of phenylalanine." In ...
The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of several controversies since its initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974. The FDA approval of aspartame was highly contested, beginning with suspicions of its involvement in brain cancer, [1] alleging that the quality of the initial research supporting its safety was inadequate and flawed, and that ...
Because aspartame contains phenylalanine, foods containing aspartame sold in the US must state: "Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine" on product labels. [9] In the UK, foods that contain aspartame are required by the Food Standards Agency to list the substance as an ingredient, with the warning "Contains a source of phenylalanine ...
Warning for people with phenylketonuria on a label for an aspartame-containing drink. Optimal health ranges (or "target ranges") are between 120 and 360 μmol/L or equivalently 2 to 6 mg/dL. This is optimally achieved during at least the first 10 years, [40] to allow the brain to develop normally. [citation needed]
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) even believes that alcohol should come with cancer warning labels—in fact, the U.S. Surgeon General recently issued an advisory on the causal ...
Standard phenylalanine concentrations in unaffected persons are about 2-6mg/dl (120–360 μmol/L) phenylalanine concentrations in those with untreated hyperphenylalaninemia can be up to 20 mg/dL (1200 μmol/L). Measurable IQ deficits are often detected as phenylalanine levels approach 10 mg/dL (600 mol/L).
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Warning labels are currently on the back of alcohol bottles, tucked in with other information where they can easily be missed. “They are presently small, black-and-white, not prominently placed ...