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April 13, 2007

In anteprima mondiale un servizio del TG2 ha anticipato che la Fondazione Europea Ramazzini presenterà i risultati del secondo studio sull'aspartame nei prossimi giorni a New York, al Mount Sinai Medical School of Medicine, dove il Direttore Scientifico Dottor Soffritti riceverà il Premio Selikoff per i suoi studi sull'aspartame.
 
L'aspartame è un dolcificante artificiale consumato nel mondo da oltre 200 milioni di persone ed è utilizzato in oltre 6.000 prodotti.
 
La Fondazione Ramazzini invita i visitatori a lasciare un commento sul servizio del TG2 e a rivolgere eventuali domande. La Direzione Scientifica provvederà a rispondere alle Vostre richieste.

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April 26, 2007

On Monday, April 23, 2007, the European Ramazzini Foundation presented new data on the carcinogenicity of the artificial sweetener aspartame. These data were presented in the context of a scientific lecture delivered by Scientific Director Dr. Morando Soffritti at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, on occasion of his receipt of the Irving J. Selikoff Award. Several US News agencies reported on the event and the European Ramazzini Foundation welcomes comments from the viewers. For the text of these news stories and the official Ramazzini press release, visit the Ramazzini press room. Video clips may be viewed at the following websites:

CBS News Early Show
Aspartame's Safety Questioned Again
24 April 2007
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/24/earlyshow/health/main2721195.shtml

Empowered Doctor CW11 WPIX New York
Aspartame: Is BLUE...bad for you?
23 April 2007
http://cw11.empowereddoctor.com/story_1161.html#

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June 14, 2007

A second ERF study on the artificial sweetener aspartame, entitled "Lifespan Exposure to Low Doses of Aspartame Beginning During Prenatal Life Increases Cancer Effects in Rats" has been accepted for publication in Environmental Health Perspectives.

The full text of the article is available online at: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/10271/abstract.html

Recognizing that the public may have difficulty interpreting scientific literature, the authors of the study invite the public to ask questions about the study via blog. We will do our best to respond to all inquiries.

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January 02, 2008

News from the Financial Times, published December 22, 2007

Asda to roll out more natural pea
By Jenny Wiggins

Asda is swapping bright green peas for pale green ones as it prepares to drop artificial colourings from some 9,000 own-label food and drink products. The supermarket said it would stop using artificial colourings, hydrogenated vegetable oil and the sweetener aspartame from the end of the year.

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