Assertion: aspartame's approval | /r/HasProperty | granted
Facets:
value: despite the knowledge
type: OTHER
value: based on an assumption of safety
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Before approval is granted to any food additive, Health Canada rigorously scrutinizes both toxicological tests in laboratory animals and clinical studies in humans for any suspected adverse health reactions.
text: ’s sloppy reports, the approval was granted based on an assumption of safety since the chemical makeup of aspartame included two naturally occurring amino acids found in the human body.17
text: In 1984, just one year after complete approval was granted, 6.9 million pounds of aspartame were consumed in the US.42
text: Approval was granted despite the knowledge that when aspartame sweetened beverages are stored for as little as 8 weeks even at reasonably cool temperatures below 68o F up to 20% of the aspartame would be broken down to its basic elements.