FDA Cracks Down on Food Label Claims

FDA chief Margaret Hamburg has pushed forward the agency’s promised crackdown on labeling claims with an open letter to industry, and 17 individual warning letters.

It's time food manufactureres became more honest
and labeled their products correctly.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned in October that it would consider using its regulatory tools “if voluntary action by the food industry does not result in a common, credible approach” to front-of-pack and on-shelf labeling. It has also said it is researching ways in which the Nutrition Facts panel could be revised to make it more helpful to consumers.

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Commentary

It’s about time the FDA forced food manufacturers to label their products in a more honest manner. They should also ban manufacturers from constantly changing names of products as soon as consumers become aware that a particular product is problematic.

There’s no limit to the deceitful nature of some corporations. Ajinomoto, producer of aspartame, a neurotoxin that is in so much of our food, is launching a new initiative that will rebrand the sweetener as “AminoSweet”.

Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. These reported reactions include seizures and death.

Here are some of the documented symptoms caused by aspartame: Headaches and migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, loss of taste, vertigo, memory loss and joint pain.

And this poison is in so much of our food supply! The food label should have NEON LIGHTS warning us of such chemicals.

Aaspartame was previously listed by the Pentagon as a biochemical warfare agent. This stuff is dangerous! It’s the most controversial food additive in history.

Ajinomoto announced that they chose to rebrand their product under the name AminoSweet to “remind the industry that aspartame tastes just like sugar, and that it’s made from amino acids – the building blocks of protein that are abundant in our diet.” What a load of drivel! This corporation has no conscience whatsoever.

Watch out for AminoSweet and if you see it on any food label in your local store, boycott the product.

Other chemicals to watch out for include high fructose corn syrup (the real reason behind the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the US), bisphenol A (BPA), sugar, sodium benzoate, monosodium glutamate (MSG), nitrates and nitrites.

Forcing manufacturers to label their products in a more honest manner may seem like a solution for some, but the only real protection for consumers is to BAN these man-made chemicals.

The best advice I can give anyone is, if it has a label, you probably should not buy it. Eating healthful, fresh foods is the solution to optimum health and wellness.