Update on IARC Monographs Meeting 134

IARC has assessed the potential carcinogenic effect of aspartame (hazard identification). Following this, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) will update its risk assessment exercise on aspartame, including the reviewing of the acceptable daily intake and dietary exposure assessment for aspartame. 

The result of the evaluations will be made available together, on 14 July 2023, and is confidential until the summary of the evaluations of IARC Monographs Volume 134 is published online, at 00:30 CEST, 14 July, by The Lancet Oncology, and simultaneous publication of the JECFA findings on the WHO website.

All IARC Monographs meeting participants, including Observers, have signed a confidentiality agreement, which notes that they have agreed not to share any information about the meeting or its results until the end of the embargo period.

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