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Pepsi To Stop Using Aspartame

An anonymous reader writes: Pepsi believes sales of diet soda are falling because of aspartame and how the general public thinks it's a dangerous substance to consume. Even though the FDA describes aspartame as “one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved,” Pepsi has decided to stop using it. Aspartame removal is being turned into a marketing campaign of sorts, with "Now Aspartame Free" printed on cans.

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  1. Re:danger vs taste by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    and i see fat people drinking it all the time so it doesn't seem to be working

  2. Re:Since when by Minwee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pepsi should also advertise "Contains No Radioactive Nuclear Waste".

    No... they shouldn't

    I'm afraid that I'm bound by too many non-disclosure agreements to explain why, but legally speaking that wouldn't be a good idea for them.

  3. Re:Since when by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 5, Funny

    And furthermore, it causes Courier font.

  4. Re:Xylitol to the rescue? by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    1g of Xylitol is enough to kill 3 dogs in half an hour.

    That is the oddest mortality unit I've heard in a long time.

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    Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
  5. Re:danger vs taste by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I cannot accept advice about what to drink from someone who drinks poo, drinkypoo.