The two fluorescently labeled cells on the left are from the Dole Whip® + Regular Feed mice and the labelled cells on the right are from the Dole Whip® Only mice. The green fluorescence is caused by the antibody (tagged with green fluorescent protein, GFP) used to bind to the CR45R antigen. Since liver cells rarely produce the CD45R antigen [leukemia and lymphoma in mice], the liver cells from each of the group's mice were used to establish a negative control in order to ensure that the antibody was properly binding to the correct substrate.
The IHC analysis revealed that all of the organs retrieved from both DW+Regular and DW Only mice contained cells that produced the CD45R antigen responsible for the development of cancerous lymphomas. The main difference between the organs from these two groups is that when exposed to a second antibody stain that was specific to basic fibroblast growth factors (bFGF), only the lymph nodes obtained from the DW Only mice were visualized (shown in blue in Figure 8). These bFGFs are what allowed the lymph nodes from the DW Only mice to increase in size and have no resemblance to a regular lymph node (with new tissue constantly forming, the lymph nodes become deformed).
Conclusion
The findings from this study on Dole Whip® soft serve sold at Disneyland point to the contents of this desert as harmful to those who consume it. The soft serve has very little nutritional content and most notedly contains enough aspartame to cause lymphoma and ultimately death in mice. This effect is specific to Dole Whip® sold at Disneyland because when Dole Whip® produced directly from the original manufacturer was tested, no aspartame was detected and the ingredients list matched up to what was found when a spectroscopic analysis was performed. Extrapolating this data to humans, the Dole Whip® soft serve is carcinogenic, specifically targeting organs that, when affected, lead to lymphoma. This calls for immediate action by health professionals at the OC Department of Health as well as Disneyland. At the discovery of these results, investigative authorities within the OC Department of Health as well as the FDA were notified. Disneyland has also been notified of the contents of their dessert and have been asked to take immediate action in eliminating exposure to the aspartame in their Dole Whip®.