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Sassafras root is still used to flavor traditional root beer, although since sassafras was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration because of the carcinogenicity of its constituent safrole, most commercial recipes do not contain sassafras. Some commercial root beers do use a safrole-free sassafras extract.
In July 2017, A&W Canada reformulated its root beer, dropping High Fructose Corn Syrup from the recipe, substituting two herbs and cane sugar. The new formula comes with an ad campaign for one day of free Root Beer. Brands. A&W Sugar-free Root Beer was introduced in 1974, and reformulated as Diet A&W in 1987.