Originally published January 8 2006
Aspartame study could provoke worldwide reaction against the chemical
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Sepp Hasslberger looks at the possible impacts an Italian study of aspartame's health risks could have on the food industry worldwide and speculates that New Mexico may be the first U.S. state to institute a ban on the controversial substance.
Aspartame, the controversial artificial sweetener that was approved when Donald Rumsfeld decided to call in his political markers to override the FDA's scientific doubts, seems to be nearing the end of its 'useful' life span.
Not only are consumers getting increasingly angry - once they find out what causes their ills and they get off the poison - but threatening black scientific and legislative clouds are lining the horizon as well.
A large multi-year study of a private Italian health research foundation has acutely confirmed what studies in the 1980s had already found: brain tumors and other unsavory effects of aspartame consumption.
The study, which used laboratory animals to test the cancer hypothesis, has been published by Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health.
The study has made headline news, but most countries are wary to take a first step - the FDA is held in high esteem, although opinions might be changing after recent scandals have shaken in the agency.
Consumer complaints about aspartame were collected by the FDA and in a rare slip, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in February of 1994 released a listing of adverse reactions.
Against this background, there is now action in the New Mexico legislature to hear evidence about aspartame's health effects.
Lawyers hired by Ajinomoto descended on legislative committees to argue why the fact that aspartame has FDA approval should prevent any independent hearings from taking place.
They dutifully attempted to demolish the Italian study saying it did not follow the guidelines of the National Toxicology Program...
It is Betty Martini who wrote the following two letters, one to the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and another, more recent one, to the Governor and the Attorney General of New Mexico.
All content posted on this site is commentary or opinion and is protected under Free Speech. Truth Publishing LLC takes sole responsibility for all content. Truth Publishing sells no hard products and earns no money from the recommendation of products. NaturalNews.com is presented for educational and commentary purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice from any licensed practitioner. Truth Publishing assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of this material. For the full terms of usage of this material, visit www.NaturalNews.com/terms.shtml