Yet, US food giant General Mills has announced it will switch sweeteners in its Yoplait Light product and promote this change with a ‘Now no aspartame’ statement on-pack.
The debate about diet and health is already complex enough without food companies themselves exacerbating prejudice and perception.
I fear this is an initiative that could backfire on industry by making innovation even harder, and consumer trust more difficult to retain.
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