Re: FDA and drug companies and stevia

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http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7591/447-a 

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even with stevia !! They hassle people n using that. Read this guys story.

http://www.cookingwithstevia.com/

Why has there been so much controversy concerning Stevia, a very useful herb

with such great health benefits? Stevia was used in the United States in the

1980's as a sweetener. Celestial Seasonings, one of the world's largest herbal

tea companies used it as a flavoring in many of their teas until 1986, when

without warning the FDA raided their warehouse and seized their entire stock of

Stevia. The FDA gave no reason for this action; the company was simply told they

could no longer use Stevia in their teas.

http://chetday.com/stevia.html above from this site

http://www.stevia.com/SteviaArticle.asp?ID=8134

Stevia has NEVER been found to have ANY harmful affects and is glucose and sugar

free, good for cancer patients and

diabetics.If you go to FDA.gov and search stevia , it shows up as TOXIC, and

the reason is not because it is toxic but...That it has never been tested for

toxicity by them.DennisWouldn't it be nice if the new administration would get

the Drug companies out of bed with the FDA!