Assertion: aspartame | /r/Causes | brain tumors
Facets:
value: in humans
type: OTHER
value: in rats
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Consider original studies when aspartame caused brain tumors in rats.
text: In 1996, the controversy reached a wider audience with a 60 Minutes report that discussed criticisms of the FDA approval process and concerns that aspartame could cause brain tumors in humans.
text: The panel identified errors underlying the PBOI conclusion that aspartame might cause brain tumors, and presented arguments both for and against approval.:53
text: Martinni noted: “The FDA set up a board of inquiry of the best scientists they had to offer, who said aspartame is not safe and causes brain tumors, and the petition for approval is hereby revoked.
text: In 1996, the controversy reached a wider audience with a 60 Minutes report on concerns that aspartame could cause brain tumors in humans.
text: A key 1970s industry-sponsored study initially sparked concerns that aspartame caused brain tumors in rats, but the FDA convinced an independent review panel to reverse its conclusion that aspartame was unsafe.