Bottles of makgeolli, a traditional Korean liquor made from rice, are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Friday. [NEWS1] The Korean food safety agency decided to keep its current regulations regarding the use of aspartame, despite the World Health Organization (WHO)'s earlier classification of the artificial sweetener as a possible carcinogen. However, the domestic food industry is proactively substituting aspartame with other materials in response to consumers' already-negative perception. Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on Friday that aspartame is safe for consumption and that the acceptable daily intake (ADI) standard of 40 milligrams per kilogram will remain unchanged.

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