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Could be. Let us know if there's more to it.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 1/4/2011 at 11:51 PM John D'hondt wrote:

>I forwarded a message yesterday to say that the given information seems
>to
>be grosly inacurate and that USDA as not approved Neotame at all in any
>agricultural system. Organic or otherwise.
>But my message promply bounced. Does Snopes have something to say about
>this?
>john
>
>Farm Wars
>USDA Certified Organic's Dirty Little Secret: Neotame
>By Barbara H. Peterson
>http://farmwars.info/?p=4897
>
>
>Just when we thought that buying "Organic" was safe, we run headlong into
>the deliberate poisoning of our organic food supply by the FDA in
>collusion
>with none other than the folks who brought us Aspartame. NutraSweet, a
>former Monsanto asset, has developed a new and improved version of this
>neurotoxin called Neotame.
>
>    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.
>(Holisticmed.com)
>
>But surely, this product would be labeled! NOT SO!!! For this little gem,
>no
>labeling required. And it is even included in USDA Certified Organic food.
>
>    The food labeling requirements required for aspartame have now been
>dropped for Neotame, and no one is clear why this was allowed to happen.
>Neotame has been ruled acceptable, and without being included on the list
>of
>ingredients, for:
>
>        * USDA Certified Organic food items.
>        * Certified Kosher products with the official letter k inside the
>circle on labels. (Janet Hull)
>
>Let me make this perfectly clear. Neotame does not have to be included in
>ANY list of ingredients! So, if you buy processed food, whether USDA
>Certified Organic or not, that food most likely will contain Neotame
>because
>it is cost-effective, and since no one knows it is there, there is no
>public
>backlash similar to what is happening with Aspartame. A win/win situation!
>
>But that's not all. Just love chowing down on that delicious steak? Well,
>that cow most likely will have been fed with feed containing...you guessed
>it...Neotame! A product called "Sweetos," which is actually composed of
>Neotame, is being substituted for molasses in animal feed.
>
>    "Sweetos is an economical substitute for molasses. Sweetos guarantees
>the masking of unpleasant tastes and odor and improves the palatability of
>feed. This product will be economical for farmers and manufacturers of
>cattle feed. It can also be used in mineral mixture," said Craig Petray,
>CEO, The NutraSweet Company, a division of Searle, which is a part of
>Monsanto. (Bungalow Bill)
>
>Why would we feed animals food that is so distasteful that we would have
>to
>mask the unpleasantness with an artificial sweetener? Most animals will
>not
>eat spoiled, rancid feed. They know by the smell that it is not good.
>Enter
>Sweetos (Neotame). Just cover up the unpleasant tastes and odors, and you
>can feed them anything you want to, courtesy of the oh, so considerate
>folks
>at Monsanto and company.
>
>But of course, Monsanto is no longer associated with NutraSweet. In the
>time-honored tradition of covering its assets, Monsanto has a proven track
>record of spinning off controversial portions of its company that generate
>too much scrutiny, such as it did with the Solutia solution.
>
>    Says the Farm Industry News, "Monsanto, which has long resided in the
>crosshairs of public scorn and scrutiny, appears to have dodged at least
>one
>bullet by spinning off its industrial chemical business into a separate
>entity called Solutia a couple of years ago. Solutia has since been
>hammered
>by lawsuits regarding PCB contamination from what were once called
>Monsanto
>chemical plants in Alabama and other states" (Source Watch)
>
>So what is the solution to this problem? Buy local organic food, know your
>local farmer, and don't buy processed foods whether they are labeled
>"Organic" or not. This requires a drastic change in lifestyle that most
>will
>not want to make. For those who choose to ride the wheel of chance by
>succumbing to this genocidal adulteration of our food supply by those who
>stand to profit from our sickness and early demise, my only comment is..it
>is your choice. But for those of us who have decided to fight this battle
>one bite at a time by hitting these sociopaths in the pocketbook where it
>hurts..viva la revolucion!
>
>(C) 2010 Barbara H. Peterson
>
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