Cyclamate
An artificial sweetener that has been banned in the United States since 1970, though permitted in the EU and elsewhere.
Cyclamate is an artificial sweetener, often blended with saccharin or other sweeteners in soft drinks and tabletop sweeteners.
What the research says
The United States banned it in 1970 after animal studies raised cancer concerns. Later research did not confirm those findings in humans, and it is permitted in the EU and many other countries within an acceptable daily intake.
CleanPlate verdict
Regulators disagree, which is reason enough for caution. We flag it as an ingredient of concern.
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