[ajuc]

That actually made me reconsider drinking diet soda, the numbers are on the same order of magnitude I thought it would be much further apart.

Is it possible that the aspartame hydrolizes in our guts after we drank it? "Disgusting drink check" wouldn't help then.

[chroma]

Well then you got the wrong message. A glass of wine can contain over 50mg of methanol. If something's at or below the FDA reference dose, it's not worth worrying about. The FDA is rather risk-averse and tends to set limits far below what would actually cause harm.

To give you another bit of data: The metabolite of methanol that actually causes damage (formic acid) is a common food additive and is naturally present in many fruits, honey, and of course ant venom. If tiny amounts caused issues, we'd know by now.

[ajuc]

I have problems with my liver and don't drink alcohol anyway. As for FDA - they allow chlorinated chickens so I'm not so sure.

[snovv_crash]

Then you'll be horrified to find out how much methanol is in a glass of wine or a beer.