Guest guest Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 Hi , " Have you > all really sent letters out to every food manufacturer to verify it > is safe? Is it possible to e-mail? What do you ask? How can you > trust the answer you get is by someone that knows what they are > talking about? " Since MSG and aspartame send my son right into orbit I found a list of 'umbrella' terms that food manufactureres are allowed to use that have msg and other things in them. If the label lists one of the terms I don't bother purchasing the product or checking. If it is something that specifically is hard to replace you can check by calling and just keep asking people if this is information that they would be able to give you, asking for their names helps too, it makes them feel more personally responsible for their reply, particularly if you explain that your child has an allergy. We have a list of maybe 20 basic items we can purchase at different grocery stores, then we buy the rest at natural and organic food places where it says right on the label MSG, Gluten, etc. free. Particularly at health food grocers they are more than happy to do the calling for you while you are at the store, in the event that they don't actually have the documentation there regarding the foods. I also look for the " Certified Organically grown and processed in accordance with the California Organic Foods Act of 1990 " label. They tend to get very specific with these labels listing exactly what is in the product. We don't trust any fast foods. Particularly after reading about that nasty coating Mc's puts on the fries before it ever gets to the Mcs restaraunt, we make our own fast food. It is unbelievable to me the quantities of additives (everything from flour, to MSG, to carsinogenic preservatives) that are added to literally everything. You know something funny? One of the authors of a book I read was making a joke about people spending thousands of dollars to get face lifts, etc. to try and look younger, more attractive, when all they have to do to remove 10 years from their face and body is eliminate the additives for 10 weeks. What's worse is he was right! Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 Hi , " Have you > all really sent letters out to every food manufacturer to verify it > is safe? Is it possible to e-mail? What do you ask? How can you > trust the answer you get is by someone that knows what they are > talking about? " Since MSG and aspartame send my son right into orbit I found a list of 'umbrella' terms that food manufactureres are allowed to use that have msg and other things in them. If the label lists one of the terms I don't bother purchasing the product or checking. If it is something that specifically is hard to replace you can check by calling and just keep asking people if this is information that they would be able to give you, asking for their names helps too, it makes them feel more personally responsible for their reply, particularly if you explain that your child has an allergy. We have a list of maybe 20 basic items we can purchase at different grocery stores, then we buy the rest at natural and organic food places where it says right on the label MSG, Gluten, etc. free. Particularly at health food grocers they are more than happy to do the calling for you while you are at the store, in the event that they don't actually have the documentation there regarding the foods. I also look for the " Certified Organically grown and processed in accordance with the California Organic Foods Act of 1990 " label. They tend to get very specific with these labels listing exactly what is in the product. We don't trust any fast foods. Particularly after reading about that nasty coating Mc's puts on the fries before it ever gets to the Mcs restaraunt, we make our own fast food. It is unbelievable to me the quantities of additives (everything from flour, to MSG, to carsinogenic preservatives) that are added to literally everything. You know something funny? One of the authors of a book I read was making a joke about people spending thousands of dollars to get face lifts, etc. to try and look younger, more attractive, when all they have to do to remove 10 years from their face and body is eliminate the additives for 10 weeks. What's worse is he was right! Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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