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Saccharin Gets Clean Bill of Health

Scientific Evidence Documents Safety of Saccharin

"We are pleased that the National Toxicology Program is removing saccharin from its list of cancer-causing substances. This announcement supports what we have known all along: saccharin is safe for human consumption," said Marvin Eisenstadt, president of Cumberland Packing Corp. "This decision based on careful review of extensive scientific evidence will give consumers additional confidence in Sweet'N Low, a product they have trusted for more than 40 years."

The Report on Carcinogens 9th report prepared by the National Toxicology Program was sent to Congress by the Department of Health and Human Services on May 15, 2000. The report, published every two years, identifies substances that are "known" or "reasonably anticipated" to cause cancer. Saccharin was removed from the list of substances "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen."

Dr. Kenneth Olden, Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program said, "Two decades ago, when saccharin was shown to produce bladder tumors in rats, it was a prudent, protective step to consider the sweetener to be a likely human carcinogen. However, our understanding of the science has advanced and allows us to make finer distinctions today. Studies now indicate that the rat bladder tumors arise from mechanisms that are not relevant to the human situation. In addition, we have decades more data from observations of humans using saccharin that adds to our confidence. In other words, with better science we can now make a better call."

"For more than a century, people have been consuming saccharin," commented Dr. Abraham Bakal, Technical and Scientific Advisor to Cumberland Packing Corp. "Scientific evidence compiled in the last 20 years clearly demonstrates the safety of saccharin. Leading health organizations including the World Health Organization, American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, American Dietetic Association and American Diabetes Association have acknowledged saccharin's safety and supported the continued availability of saccharin."