article_snippet: Aspartame is a man-made sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages.
article_snippet: Aspartame has been the subject of several political and medical controversies.
article_snippet: However, the European Food Safety Authority concluded in the European Food Safety Authority 2013 re-evaluation that aspartame and the European Food Safety Authority breakdown products are safe for human consumption at current levels of exposure.
article_snippet: Aspartame is ingested every day by millions of people around the world in more than 6,000 well-known brands of food, drink and medicine.
article_snippet: However, Aspartame has been the subject of a number of studies that appear to show harmful effects on human health.
article_snippet: One study linked diet drinks containing Aspartame to premature births, while another suggested One study could cause cancer.
article_snippet: However, in December 2013, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reviewed aspartame and confirmed aspartame as safe, so Coca-Cola has continued to use aspartame.