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Plaintiff TD Heartland LLC has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Susan S. Schiffman claiming that she made false claims about the company’s Splenda product and how it can lead to health issues, including cancer.
Schiffman claimed Splenda was not something people should be consuming and that it contains a chemical that breaks up DNA and that an ingredient, sucralose-6-acetate, can change genes and cause inflammation and even cancer, the Splenda lawsuit claims.
“Dr. Schiffman spread falsehoods about Splenda, and in doing so she harmed Heartland and the millions of consumers who rely on Splenda as an important part of achieving their health goals,” the Splenda cancer lawsuit said. “Heartland brings this lawsuit to expose the truth and help consumers whose real and urgent health needs are ill-served by Dr. Schiffman’s falsehoods.”
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