This is a very important revelation about FDA over 3 decades
Glad to see this article which I posted has prompted so much dialogue. Aspartame turns into among other things FORMALDEHYDE. Only a total idiot, or a stooge/hack working for Ajinomoto/Coke/Pepsi/Wrigley's or Monsanto, would argue that that chemical metabolite is "HARMLESS."
Dr. Stoller adds his voice to that of New York Psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Walton and Palm Beach Internist Dr. H.J. Roberts, all of whom have now written very compelling letters to Dr.
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I have always been instinctively aware of this problem, but this is the first time I have seen any evidence to corroborate my hunch. Lots of unexplained illnesses result from this diesel exhaust, like migraine headaches, for example.
I can't accept dolphins as a source of protein. It would behoove us to take this matter further, but making our objections known to Japanese media and officials. Like the article said, this slaughter would end with a high level protect or objection at the Ministerial level.
Both of your US Senators are in a great position to achieve this rescinding, if you will only take the time to write to them, and to Dr. Margaret Hamburg, FDA Commissioner, in this regard.
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I am hopeful that Attorney General Eric Holder might speak with Gov. Perdue about this, and perhaps even file an amicus curie brief on behalf of Troy Davis.
Corporate miscreants, indeed....very well said. Hopefully, Obama's FDA Commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, MD, will take to heart the growing pile of letters asking her to rescind the FDA approval for Aspartame.
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They are scoffing at Michelle's plans to have a totally organic garden! Please sign petition for Michelle Obama's Organic White House Garden vs Pesticide Companies' Objections!
Distinctive Diplomacy Nicholas Sarkozy, as seen by an Moroccan living in Santa Fe: his diplomatic maneuvers, his insights, his unusually high Rock Star profile: what does it mean to the USA, E20, and the rest of the world?
Have you written to FDA Commissioner-designee, Margaret Hamburg, to ask her to rescind FDA approval for aspartame? 5400 Fisher's Trail, Rockville, Maryland.
A Brief theory on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) Chemical use and GM effects,on Bees. This is a very important and shocking story. Please share it with your health minded friends, family, and colleagues.
Yet another biochemical nightmare from Ajinomoto, the world's largest maker of aspartame and monosodium glutamate; this time, they are asking for FDA approval; write to Obama's FDA Commissioner, Dr.
I ask you only to take the time to register at this site, and to please post a comment on this article, in memory of this fine person, who is responsible for arranging the meeting between George Bush I and His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, resulting directly in preapproved visas for …
Please remember that the parents first demanded this, then the Education Ministry went along with their demands, and now the Health Ministry makes it official policy, no more aspartame, splenda, and saccharin for these lucky children. Perhaps Health Canada, the Canadian FDA equi …
This is an important testimony from a jusifiably angry woman who was caught in a tragic downward spiral, just because she trusted the integrity of the FDA and the assurances from corporations making "diet" products that their products were "safe."
The leader of the Hawaii Aspartame Banning/FDA Rescinding speaks candidly, inviting Mainland activists and victims to follow suit in your state, and to write your own letter to the FDA Commissioner, Dr.
22 Hawaii House members cosponsor Resolution asking FDA to Rescind Approval for Aspartame/Methanol/Formaldehyde, including 2/3 of House Health Committee Urgent consumer protection/USFDA articles in Japan about Japanese Toxic food additive maker, Ajinomoto, found in 6000 fo …
This is an enormous step forward in Consumer Protection, thanks to Rep. Mele Carroll, of Molokai and East Maui. Consumer protection/FDA article in Japan re: Aspartame maker, Ajinomoto, found in 6000 food and medicines! ________________________________________________
I just published a major article in Japan, the first time there in English, and of course your comment would be most welcome, all the way at the bottom under reader rants!!!
FDA POLICIES NEED MAJOR OVERHAUL BY NEXT COMMISSIONER; this shocking article explains one of the most sordid and unsavory aspects of its operation; write to Dr. Margaret Hamburg, M.D., the new commissoner, if this article disturbs you.
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