Re: Aspartame and G.D. Searle

[Guest guest]

Dear Vicki,

Did your friends mention that G.D.Searle was the medical subsidiary of

Monsanto, fully owned by that TN Corporation?

I'm just interested to know how much TNC chemists think about the politics

of their employers?

Cheers etc., Lynette,

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At 08:40 AM 2/12/99 -0500, you wrote:

>From: SOUKUPS@...

>

>I mentioned the aspartame discussion here to some friends last evening. The

>first friend was a former chemist with G.D. Searle (the co. that invented it)

>and worked on the research for aspartame before they brought it to market.

>She told me it is an amino acid that can attach to neurons. The other friend

>had suffered a serious bout of depression and stated that her doctors had

>taken her off all aspartame products because it interfered with the neuron

>processing in the brain and could make a case of depression worse.

>

>I had no idea it was an amino acid. It makes sense that there would be some

>effect, especially at higher quantities. It makes me wonder what all these

>teenage girls are doing to themselves as they drink the diet stuff and eat

>diet foods in great quantities.

>

>I drink 2 -3 glasses of diet cola each day, all caffeine free. I thought I

>was doing well to eliminate sugar and caffeine, since I really do enjoy the

>carbonation and non-sweet taste of diet cola. Oh well--maybe plain club soda

>for me from now on.

>

>Vicki

>

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[Guest guest]

Lynnette,

At the time (early 1979) I don't think Searle was owned by anyone. At that

time, I owned Searle stock (it was on the New York Stock Exchange) in

anticipation of the price rise when aspartame was released to the public. It

was sold at a later date--maybe 82 or 83.

Excuse my ignorance, but was do you mean by " TN Corporation " ? I can imagine,

but the initials I come up with don't fit!

Vicki

[Guest guest]

Aspartame was not approved until 1981, in dry foods.For over eight years the

FDA refused to approve it because of seizures and brain tumors this drug

produced in lab animals. 'The FDA continued to refuse to approve it until

President Regan took office ( a friend of Searle) and fired the FDA

Commissioner who would not approve it. Dr. Arthur Hull was appointed as

commissioner. Even then there was so much opposition to approval that the

Board of Inquiry was set up. The Board said " Do not approve aspartame. " Dr.

OVERRULED his own Board of Inquiry.

Shortly after Commissioner Arthur Hull Jr. approved the use of

aspartame in carbonated beverages, he left the position with G.D Searle's

Public Relations firm.

Aspartame is an " approved sweetner " because of a few greedy and dishonest

people who place profits above human life. This is a TOXIC DRUG ,and shoud be

removed fom human food .

Link to printable report form: http//www.dorway.com/reprtfrm.html

I have other links for additional information if anyone is intrested.

Ma

rianne

[Guest guest]

Aspartame was not approved until 1981, in dry foods.For over eight years the

FDA refused to approve it because of seizures and brain tumors this drug

produced in lab animals. 'The FDA continued to refuse to approve it until

President Regan took office ( a friend of Searle) and fired the FDA

Commissioner who would not approve it. Dr. Arthur Hull was appointed as

commissioner. Even then there was so much opposition to approval that the

Board of Inquiry was set up. The Board said " Do not approve aspartame. " Dr.

OVERRULED his own Board of Inquiry.

Shortly after Commissioner Arthur Hull Jr. approved the use of

aspartame in carbonated beverages, he left the position with G.D Searle's

Public Relations firm.

Aspartame is an " approved sweetner " because of a few greedy and dishonest

people who place profits above human life. This is a TOXIC DRUG ,and shoud be

removed fom human food .

Link to printable report form: http//www.dorway.com/reprtfrm.html

I have other links for additional information if anyone is intrested.

Ma

rianne

[Guest guest]

Aspartame was not approved until 1981, in dry foods.For over eight years the

FDA refused to approve it because of seizures and brain tumors this drug

produced in lab animals. 'The FDA continued to refuse to approve it until

President Regan took office ( a friend of Searle) and fired the FDA

Commissioner who would not approve it. Dr. Arthur Hull was appointed as

commissioner. Even then there was so much opposition to approval that the

Board of Inquiry was set up. The Board said " Do not approve aspartame. " Dr.

OVERRULED his own Board of Inquiry.

Shortly after Commissioner Arthur Hull Jr. approved the use of

aspartame in carbonated beverages, he left the position with G.D Searle's

Public Relations firm.

Aspartame is an " approved sweetner " because of a few greedy and dishonest

people who place profits above human life. This is a TOXIC DRUG ,and shoud be

removed fom human food .

Link to printable report form: http//www.dorway.com/reprtfrm.html

I have other links for additional information if anyone is intrested.

Ma

rianne

[Guest guest]

Dear nne,

Exactly!!! And Monsanto [via G.D. Searle] has been the key player in this

episode of coroprate greed.

Best wishes etc., Lynette.

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At 05:22 PM 2/12/99 -0500, you wrote:

>From: CPUB90@...

>

> Aspartame was not approved until 1981, in dry foods.For over eight years the

>FDA refused to approve it because of seizures and brain tumors this drug

>produced in lab animals. 'The FDA continued to refuse to approve it until

>President Regan took office ( a friend of Searle) and fired the FDA

>Commissioner who would not approve it. Dr. Arthur Hull was appointed as

>commissioner. Even then there was so much opposition to approval that the

>Board of Inquiry was set up. The Board said " Do not approve aspartame. " Dr.

> OVERRULED his own Board of Inquiry.

>

> Shortly after Commissioner Arthur Hull Jr. approved the use of

>aspartame in carbonated beverages, he left the position with G.D Searle's

>Public Relations firm.

>

> Aspartame is an " approved sweetner " because of a few greedy and dishonest

>people who place profits above human life. This is a TOXIC DRUG ,and shoud be

>removed fom human food .

> Link to printable report form: http//www.dorway.com/reprtfrm.html

> I have other links for additional information if anyone is intrested.

>

nne

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Vicki,

As I understand it, Monsanto's takeover of GD Searle was in the early

1980s, in the period that the FDA approved aspartame.

TN refers to Trans National, probably a more recent term than MNC referring

to Multi-National Corporation. [tho' I have amused myself trying to guess

what you might have been thinking TN stood for!!!].

With best wishes etc., Lynette.

At 02:39 PM 2/12/99 -0500, you wrote:

>From: SOUKUPS@...

>

>Lynnette,

>

>At the time (early 1979) I don't think Searle was owned by anyone. At that

>time, I owned Searle stock (it was on the New York Stock Exchange) in

>anticipation of the price rise when aspartame was released to the public. It

>was sold at a later date--maybe 82 or 83.

>

>Excuse my ignorance, but was do you mean by " TN Corporation " ? I can imagine,

>but the initials I come up with don't fit!

>

>Vicki

>

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