Ingredient found in cakes, chewing gum and drinks is ‘toxic to the gut and could trigger sepsis’

FOOD sweetener neotame can damage the gut and cause serious illness, a study suggests.

The e-number chemical is thousands of times sweeter than sugar and is increasingly used in place of aspartame, which was found to have health risks.

Lab experiments now show the chemical, found in cakes, drinks and chewing gum, is toxic to the gut.

Scientists at Anglia...