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Is Neotame a Neurotoxin Like Aspartame?
http://www.holisticmed.com/neotame/toxin.html


Neotame has similar structure to aspartame -- except that, from it's 
structure, appears to be even more toxic than aspartame. This potential 
increase in toxicity will make up for the fact that less will be used in diet 
drinks. Like aspartame, some of the concerns include gradual neurotoxic and 
immunotoxic damage from the combination of the formaldehyde metabolite (which 
is toxic at extremely low doses) and the excitotoxic amino acid. Given all of 
the suffering being caused by Monsanto's aspartame, the prudent course would 
be to start out with the assumption that it may cause toxic damage or cancer 
from long-term exposure and conduct many thorough, long-term, and independent 
human studies to see the effects.

Even Monsanto's own pre-approval studies of neotame revealed adverse 
reactions. Unfortunately, Monsanto only conducted a few one-day studies in 
humans rather than encouraging independent researchers to obtain NIH funding 
to conduct long-term human studies on the effects of neotame.

It is obvious to anyone who has thoroughly read the scientific literature on 
aspartame that 1) nearly 100% of the independent studies found problems with 
aspartame (Monsanto's studies never showed problems); and 2) that 
industry-funded studies bordered on fraudulent research (and a Grand Jury was 
convened because the officials wanted to pursue fraud charges). Much of 
industry-funded research related to other Monsanto products such as rBGH and 
toxic carpeting is similarly deceptive and poorly designed. In addition, a 
"research" organization led by one of Monsanto's close business parters was 
caught hiding a reaction-causing substance in beverages given to control 
groups in double-blind studies. (They did this for 13 years!)

Given all of the problems with aspartame industry research and scientific 
abuse, it is clear that any neotame research that Monsanto, industry groups, 
or consultants or research friends of Monsanto have any part of should be 
rejected until which time more trustworthy, independent research can be 
conducted. Such experiments should include independent animals studies and 
especially long-term (e.g., 4-5 years+) human studies in various susceptible 
population groups.

What is likely to happen, however, is:

    * Monsanto's subsidiary, the FDA, will accept Monsanto research as if it 
were legitimate.

    * Monsanto will given money to their research consultants at various 
institutions (rather than NIH funding of truly independent researchers) to 
repeat poorly designed tests and "confirm" neotame safety. This is what they 
did with aspartame so that they could claim safety.

    * The FDA and Monsanto will claim that "comprehensive" research [by 
Monsanto consultants] at various institutions proves that neotame is safe. 
There will be alot of press releases, PR statements from their friends in the 
research community, and from organizations they fund (e.g., IFIC, ADA, etc.). 
This will be a time of a massive PR blitz. Please see "Toxic Sludge Is Good 
For You" for information on these techniques.

    * The FDA will claim to track adverse reaction reports. But they made the 
same claim when they told people that had received only 16 aspartame toxicity 
reaction reports in 1996, but refused to tell people that they stopped taking 
such adverse reaction reports in early 1996.


Fortunately, by the time neotame is approved, a very large percentage of the 
population will have switched to healthy sweeteners, gotten off unhealthy or 
toxic sodas and made a unwavering decision not to become a guinea pig for 
another one of Monsanto's toxic sweeteners no matter what organizations or 
trade groups Monsanto can pay $$$ to get their approval. I sincerely hope you 
are amongst those who will move toward health as opposed to chronic disease 
and misery.