Re: FDA Approves Stevia

[Guest guest]

Dear oxyplusers,

Good news!

---------------------------------------------------------------

FDA Approves Stevia Herbal Sweetener

December 19, 2008

Mike

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted GRAS (Generally Recognized

As Safe) approval for a natural, zero-calorie sweetener it once sought to

wipe out from the U.S. marketplace.

Following political pressure from powerful consumer product corporations

(Coca-Cola and Pepsi, primarily), the FDA has once again fallen in step with

the interests of Big Business and legalized a food and beverage ingredient

that it once aggressively oppressed.

In this case, however, the approval of this ingredient happens to be in the

best interests of consumers. Why? Because it will largely replace aspartame,

an artificial sweetener chemical linked to numerous neurological disorders,

including headaches, eye disorders and other problems.

It will also unleash a wave of stevia-sweetened products for consumers, and

that's good news for diabetics or anyone seeking healthier products

sweetened with an herbal extract rather than a synthetic chemical.

The circumstances surrounding this FDA approval of stevia reveal yet again

the true loyalties of the agency. When stevia threatened the profits of

aspartame, it was routinely suppressed by the agency. FDA thugs seized

imports of stevia at the border, destroyed millions of dollars in stevia

products, threatened companies with fines for daring to sell stevia, and

even ordered one company to destroy its recipe books that mentioned stevia

in dessert recipes. But now, when Coca-Cola and Pepsi want stevia approved,

the FDA suddenly reverses its oppression and decides to legalize the herb.

Again, this is a rare case where the FDA's decision benefits consumers, but

the circumstances behind the decision were in no way motivated by consumer

interest. They were motivated by corporate profits.

What's so profitable about stevia? Well, thanks to the efforts of Betty

i and others who have been warning about the dangers of aspartame,

word has spread across the 'net to the point where informed consumers no

longer want to consume aspartame at all. In other words, the aspartame

opponents succeeded in destroying the consumer acceptability of aspartame!

And that led the big players (Coke, Pepsi, etc.) to look for something that

would be more acceptable to consumers.

That search led them to stevia. And once Big Business got behind the herb,

it was only a matter of time before the FDA caved in to commercial interests

and legalized the herb.

Realize this crucial point: The FDA's decisions these days are based

entirely on corporate profits and have absolutely nothing to do with

science, safety or consumer interests. Remember, it was just a few days ago

that the FDA declared infants, children and even pregnant women could now

eat essentially unlimited quantities of mercury in fish, without any

negative health consequences whatsoever! This is the same agency that says

children can " safely " eat melamine, bisphenol-A, MSG, sodium nitrite and all

sorts of other dangerous, toxic substances that harm human health.

So don't be fooled for a minute into thinking that the FDA's approval of

stevia has anything to do with serving the People.

Nevertheless, this approval of stevia stands as a major consumer victory.

And I want to take a minute to applaud three people who deserve big-time

credit for spreading the word about aspartame, thereby creating demand for

stevia that has finally led to its approval:

.. Dr. Betty i (http://www.mpwhi.com/main.htm)

.. Jeff Rense (www.Rense.com)

.. Dr. Blaylock (www.BlaylockMD.com)

------------------------------------------------------

Best of Health!

Dr. Saul Pressman

[Guest guest]

Dear Saul,

Beautifully written!

Dennis

Re: FDA Approves Stevia

Dear oxyplusers,

Good news!

----------------------------------------------------------

FDA Approves Stevia Herbal Sweetener

December 19, 2008

Mike

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted GRAS (Generally Recognized

As Safe) approval for a natural, zero-calorie sweetener it once sought to

wipe out from the U.S. marketplace.

Following political pressure from powerful consumer product corporations

(Coca-Cola and Pepsi, primarily), the FDA has once again fallen in step with

the interests of Big Business and legalized a food and beverage ingredient

that it once aggressively oppressed.

In this case, however, the approval of this ingredient happens to be in the

best interests of consumers. Why? Because it will largely replace aspartame,

an artificial sweetener chemical linked to numerous neurological disorders,

including headaches, eye disorders and other problems.

It will also unleash a wave of stevia-sweetened products for consumers, and

that's good news for diabetics or anyone seeking healthier products

sweetened with an herbal extract rather than a synthetic chemical.

The circumstances surrounding this FDA approval of stevia reveal yet again

the true loyalties of the agency. When stevia threatened the profits of

aspartame, it was routinely suppressed by the agency. FDA thugs seized

imports of stevia at the border, destroyed millions of dollars in stevia

products, threatened companies with fines for daring to sell stevia, and

even ordered one company to destroy its recipe books that mentioned stevia

in dessert recipes. But now, when Coca-Cola and Pepsi want stevia approved,

the FDA suddenly reverses its oppression and decides to legalize the herb.

Again, this is a rare case where the FDA's decision benefits consumers, but

the circumstances behind the decision were in no way motivated by consumer

interest. They were motivated by corporate profits.

What's so profitable about stevia? Well, thanks to the efforts of Betty

i and others who have been warning about the dangers of aspartame,

word has spread across the 'net to the point where informed consumers no

longer want to consume aspartame at all. In other words, the aspartame

opponents succeeded in destroying the consumer acceptability of aspartame!

And that led the big players (Coke, Pepsi, etc.) to look for something that

would be more acceptable to consumers.

That search led them to stevia. And once Big Business got behind the herb,

it was only a matter of time before the FDA caved in to commercial interests

and legalized the herb.

Realize this crucial point: The FDA's decisions these days are based

entirely on corporate profits and have absolutely nothing to do with

science, safety or consumer interests. Remember, it was just a few days ago

that the FDA declared infants, children and even pregnant women could now

eat essentially unlimited quantities of mercury in fish, without any

negative health consequences whatsoever! This is the same agency that says

children can " safely " eat melamine, bisphenol-A, MSG, sodium nitrite and all

sorts of other dangerous, toxic substances that harm human health.

So don't be fooled for a minute into thinking that the FDA's approval of

stevia has anything to do with serving the People.

Nevertheless, this approval of stevia stands as a major consumer victory.

And I want to take a minute to applaud three people who deserve big-time

credit for spreading the word about aspartame, thereby creating demand for

stevia that has finally led to its approval:

. Dr. Betty i (http://www.mpwhi.com/main.htm)

. Jeff Rense (www.Rense.com)

. Dr. Blaylock (www.BlaylockMD.com)

------------------------------------------------------

Best of Health!

Dr. Saul Pressman

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

No virus found in this incoming message.

Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com

Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1860 - Release Date: 12/21/2008

3:08 PM