Saccharin In February 1974, Canada’s Health Protection Branch — FDA’s counterpart there — began a major rat study to resolve the scientific uncertainties surrounding saccharin. The Canadian project, in which parent rats and their offspring were exposed to saccharin, focused on the effects of the suspect impunity in saccharin, orthotoluenesulfonamide (OTS). In early 1977, the […]

Alcohol gained the attention of cancer researchers early in this century, when it was noted that alcoholics in France had a high incidence of cancers of the stomach and esophagus. It recently gained the attention of health-conscious consumers when studies linked moderate alcohol consumption to lower risk of coronary heart disease. But how does alcohol […]