One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen.

(Edit- Question from OP: downvoters, do you not want me to post stories like this, or are you expressing disagreement with some of the people in the report?)

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    1 year ago

    There are circumstances where the precautionary principle is good to apply. But overuse of it has really bad cumulative consequences.

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      1 year ago

      I think that would depend on magnitude if probability was low or indeterminate?