AFP | Updated: April 25, 2015 15:09 IST
PepsiCo said it was bowing to customer demand and doing away with the controversial sweetener aspartame in its diet line of cola drinks in the US.The blend replaces aspartame, an artificial sweetener approved by the US Food and Drug Administration but which has been plagued by criticism for years that it poses health risks.
"We recognize that consumer demand is evolving," said Seth Kaufman from PepsiCo.
Reports showed last year that diet cola sales were in sharp decline.
