July 14 (Reuters) - Aspartame, one of the world's most popular sweeteners, has been deemed a "possible carcinogen" by two groups linked to the World Health Organization, though it remains safe for consumption at already-agreed levels. The sugar substitute, used in products from diet sodas to sugar-free yoghurts and cough drops, is a combination of two amino acids - phenylalanine and aspartic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which approved aspartame in 1974, advises that products carry a warning label for Phenylketonurics - people with a rare genetic disorder who have difficulty in breaking down phenylalanine. Below are some food and beverage companies that mention aspartame on their product label: Name of Parent Company Aspartame Warning label product mentioned in for ingredient Phenylketonuri list cs Diet Coke Coca-Cola Yes Yes Diet Fanta Coca-Cola Yes Yes Diet Sprite Coca-Cola Yes No Diet Pepsi PepsiCo Yes Yes Wild Cherry Diet Mountain PepsiCo Yes Yes Dew Pepsi Zero PepsiCo Yes No Sugar and Diet Pepsi Diet Mug Root PepsiCo Yes Yes beer Halls sugar Mondelez Yes Yes free drops International Mrs. Conagra Brands Yes No Butterworth's sugar free syrup Snapple zero Keurig Dr Yes No sugar tea and Pepper juice drinks Jell-O sugar Kraft Heinz Yes Yes free gelatin dessert mix Mentos Pure Perfetti Van Yes Yes Fresh Gum in Melle fresh mint, spearmint, sweet mint flavors Equal zero Whole Earth Yes Yes calorie Brand sweetener Trident sugar Mondelez Yes Yes free International peppermint gum Extra Mars Yes Yes Spearmint sugarfree chewing gum Sugar Twin 2 B&G Foods Yes Yes sweetener packets Cary's sugar B&G Foods Yes Yes free low calorie syrup Source: US FDA, NCBI, company websites (Reporting by Granth Vanaik, Juveria Tabassum and Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
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