New Mexico bill could ban aspartame from the state: NewsTarget.com

A new bill proposed by an Albuquerque, N.M. senator -- if passed -- will ban foods with aspartame from being on sale in the state by July.

Aspartame is a chemically created sweetener that has replaced sugar and corn syrup on a widespread level for many products, including diet soda.

The bill is sponsored by Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, who told the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper that "it's going to be an uphill battle."

If the bill is passed, it will ban products containing aspartame from being sold in, manufactured in or delivered to New Mexico until manufacturers can prove it is not a carcinogen. The ban includes sugar substitutes like Equal and NutraSweet.

"New Mexico should be applauded for taking a stand to protect its citizens from a dangerous, neurotoxic food additive that never should have been approved in the first place," said Mike Adams, author of "Grocery Warning.” “Aspartame causes cancer, birth defects, obesity, blindness, seizures, headaches and other dangerous health conditions that could be completely avoided by banning this chemical from foods and beverages."

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