From: Betty Martini
Newsgroups: sci.med.nutrition
Subject: FDA Complaints on NutraSweet
There has been so much discussion on the symptoms caused by NutraSweet I thought perhaps it would be helpful to have the actual report from the FDA.
They did not want to release it and I had to file under Freedom of Information to get it. Also, in the Food Chemical News of June, the FDA says they will no longer compile a complaint file on aspartame. Dr. Kessler admits that only 1% report serious problems and, of course, many do not know to associate their neurological symptoms with aspartame, un- aware of the history or original lab tests that produced seizures and brain tumors.
Newsgroups: sci.med.nutrition
Subject: FDA Complaints on NutraSweet
There has been so much discussion on the symptoms caused by NutraSweet I thought perhaps it would be helpful to have the actual report from the FDA.
They did not want to release it and I had to file under Freedom of Information to get it. Also, in the Food Chemical News of June, the FDA says they will no longer compile a complaint file on aspartame. Dr. Kessler admits that only 1% report serious problems and, of course, many do not know to associate their neurological symptoms with aspartame, un- aware of the history or original lab tests that produced seizures and brain tumors.
Symptoms Attributed to Aspartame:
Health Hazard Evaluation Board
Health Hazard Evaluation Board
| Headache Dizziness, Poor equilibrium Change in Mood Vomiting or Nausea Abdominal Pain and cramps Change in vision Diarrhea Seizures and Convulsions Grand Mal Seizures Memory Loss Fatigue, Weakness Other Neurologial Rash Sleep Problems Hives Change in Heart Rate Itching Change in Sensation (Numbness, Tingling) Local Swelling Change in Activity Level Difficulty Breathing Oral Sensory Changes Change in Menstrual Pattern | 1847 736 656 647 453 362 330 290 174 255 242 230 226 201 191 185 175 172 114 113 112 108 107 | |
The NutraSweet Company and the FDA both use the excuse that methanol occurs naturally in fruit. Here is the answer to that excuse from the report: ASPARTAME; METHANOL AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH, Dr. Woodrow C. Monte Journal of Applied Nutrition, Volume 16, Number 1, 1984
"Ethanol, the classic antidote for methanol toxicity, is found in natural food sources of methanol at concentrations 5 to 500,000 times that of the toxic. Ethanol inhibits metabolism of methanol and allows the body time for clearance of the toxin through the lungs and kidneys."
There is no ethanol in aspartame. The FDA and the NutraSweet Company knows this and their excuse is a smokescreen.
"Ethanol, the classic antidote for methanol toxicity, is found in natural food sources of methanol at concentrations 5 to 500,000 times that of the toxic. Ethanol inhibits metabolism of methanol and allows the body time for clearance of the toxin through the lungs and kidneys."
There is no ethanol in aspartame. The FDA and the NutraSweet Company knows this and their excuse is a smokescreen.
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