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more from The Independent,UK, Martin Hickman, re ASDA (unit of Wal-Mart Stores) and Marks & Spencer ban of aspartame, MSG, artificial chemical additives and dyes to prevent ADHD in kids: Murray 2007.05.16
more from The Independent,UK, Martin Hickman, re ASDA (unit of Wal-
Mart Stores) and Marks & Spencer ban of aspartame, MSG, artificial chemical additives and dyes to prevent ADHD in kids: Murray 2007.05.16 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1427 See also: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1426 ASDA (unit of Wal-Mart Stores WMT.N) and Marks & Spencer will join Tesco and also Sainsbury to ban and limit aspartame, MSG, artificial flavors dyes preservatives additives, trans fats, salt "nasties" to protect kids from ADHD: leading UK media: Murray 2007.05.15 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1271 combining aspartame and quinoline yellow, or MSG and brilliant blue, harms nerve cells, eminent C. Vyvyan Howard et al, 2005 education.guardian.co.uk, Felicity Lawrence: Murray 2005.12.21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1277 50% UK baby food is now organic -- aspartame or MSG with food dyes harm nerve cells, CV Howard 3 year study funded by Lizzy Vann, CEO, Organix Brands, Children's Food Advisory Service: Murray 2006.01.13 http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/hea...cle2548747.ece Home News UK Health Medical Asda and M&S to phase out food additives by end of year By Martin Hickman, Consumer Affairs Correspondent Published: 16 May 2007 Two of Britain's biggest food retailers have announced they will phase out artificial colours and flavourings amid concern about the substances' impact on children's behaviour. Asda said its new guarantee meant that E-numbers would be removed from all its own-brand products by the end of the year, while Marks & Spencer promised to do the same for 99 per cent of its food in the same time. The sweetener Aspartame is also being removed Some additives have been linked to temper tantrums, poor concentration, hyperactivity, and allergic reactions in children. A team from the University of Southampton has been researching the effect of seven additives on three-year-olds and eight-to-nine year olds in a study for the Food Standards Agency, which is expected to be published later this year. It is expected to raise concern about the combined chemical impact of six colours studied -- tartrazine (E102), ponceau 4R (E124), sunset yellow (E110), carmoisine (E122), quinoline yellow (E104) and allura red AC (E129) and the preservative sodium benzoate (E211). Announcing its move, Asda, Britain's third biggest supermarket, said it will cost £30m to remove artificial colours, flavours, hydrogenated fat or flavour enhancers, such as monosodium glutamate from its 9,000 own label food and soft drinks. Artificial colours such as carmine (E120), erythrosine (E127), quinoline (E104) and sulphite ammonia caramel (E150d) will be either dropped outright or replaced with natural colours and fruit and vegetables. Artificial flavours will be replaced with natural flavours, such as vanilla. Aspartame is being replaced with Sucralose, a sweetener made from sugar. Acknowledging that parental concern on additives is rising, Darren Blackhurst, Asda's food trading director, said: "We know our customers, particularly the mums and dads, are becoming more and more concerned about what's in the food that they buy." M&S said that 4,455 food products and soft drinks would be free of artificial colours and flavours by the end of 2007. The chain, which is still working on ways of reformulating 45 items of confectionery and cola drinks, has already dropped monosodium glutamate and tartrazine from its products. Additives particularly associated with concerns about food intolerance and children's diets such as Ponceau 4R and Sunset Yellow are often used in cakes and bakery. "Removing artificial colourings and flavourings from our cakes was really important for us, as our birthday cakes are enjoyed by parents and children alike," said a spokesman. The artificial colours quinoline, brilliant blue, allura red, and carmosine once used in birthday cakes had been replaced with beetroot and paprika natural colours, the store said. M&S's director of technology, David Gregory, said 95 per cent of its foods would be free from artificial colourings and flavourings by September. Nick Giovannelli, the project director of the Hyperactive Children's Support Group, welcomed the news and said the retailer's step was "a significant undertaking and a big commitment." A brief guide to E-numbers Although all E-numbers have been tested and approved for use within the EU, concerns about them persist. Researchers have associated problems with the following: Tartrazine (E102) Colouring found in sweets, drinks and other food. Potential effects include headaches Ponceau 4R (E124) Colouring found in cake mixes and dessert toppings. Potential effects include hives, hay fever and hyperactivity Sunset Yellow (E110) Colouring found in fruit juice, cereal and confectionery. Potential effects include hay fever, eczema and hyperactivity Carmoisine (E122) Colouring found in sweets and marzipan. Potential effects include asthma Quinoline Yellow (E104) Colouring found in processed foods, lipsticks, soap and toothpaste. Potential effects include asthma, hives and skin rash Allura Red AC (E129) Colouring found in cereals and biscuits. Potential effects include allergic reactions, asthma and hyperactivity © 2007 Independent News and Media Limited http://www.thersa.org/events/speaker...speakerID=1486 David Gregory Head of Technology, Food, Marks and Spencer [ photo ] David Gregory David has worked with Marks & Spencer for 23 years and is responsible for ensuring Marks & Spencer's foods are technically innovative, safe and consistently meet high quality standards. He is responsible for a team of over 70 technical specialists in fields as diverse as animal welfare, pesticides, fish sourcing, nutrition and material science and ensuring that they are fully integrated into the commercial direction of the business. He chairs the Marks & Spencer Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Forum which facilities the management and integration of CSR into day- to-day decision making and business systems. David is a Chartered Scientist, a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner and a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology. David has served on a number of Government bodies including DEFRA's Research Priorities Group, The Chemistry Leadership Council and is currently Chairman of DEFRA's Quality and Innovation Link Programme. David is also a Governor of the Institute of Food Research at Norwich. www.ifr.ac.uk/About/GoverningBody.html Institute of Food Research Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK Tel: +44(0)1603 255000 Fax: +44(0)1603 507723 Email: /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// formaldehyde as a potent unexamined cofactor in cancer research -- sources include methanol, dark wines and liquors, aspartame, wood and tobacco smoke: IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans implicate formaldehyde in #88 and alcohol drinks in #96: some related abstracts: Murray 2007.05.15 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1417 aspartame (methanol, formaldehyde) toxicity research summary: Rich Murray 2007.05.15 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1404 One liter aspartame diet soda, about 3 12-oz cans, gives 61.5 mg methanol, so if 30% is turned into formaldehyde, the formaldehyde dose of 18.5 mg is 37 times the recent EPA limit of 0.5 mg per liter daily drinking water for a 10-kg child: http://www.epa.gov/teach/chem_summ/F...de_summary.pdf 2007.01.05 [ does not discuss formaldehyde from methanol or aspartame ] http://www.epa.gov/teach/teachsurvey.html comments "Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the facts about healthy and safe food, drink, and environment." Rich Murray, MA Room For All 505-501-2298 1943 Otowi Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages group with 75 members, 1,427 posts in a public, searchable archive http://RMForAll.blogspot.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1340 aspartame groups and books: updated research review of 2004.07.16: Murray 2006.05.11 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1395 Aspartame Controversy, in Wikipedia democratic encyclopedia, 72 references (including AspartameNM # 864 and 1173 by Murray), brief fair summary of much more research: Murray 2007.01.01 Dark wines and liquors, as well as aspartame, provide similar levels of methanol, above 120 mg daily, for long-term heavy users, 2 L daily, about 6 cans. Within hours, methanol is inevitably largely turned into formaldehyde, and thence largely into formic acid -- the major causes of the dreaded symptoms of "next morning" hangover. Fully 11% of aspartame is methanol -- 1,120 mg aspartame in 2 L diet soda, almost six 12-oz cans, gives 123 mg methanol (wood alcohol). If 30% of the methanol is turned into formaldehyde, the amount of formaldehyde, 37 mg, is 18.5 times the USA EPA limit for daily formaldehyde in drinking water, 2.0 mg in 2 L average daily drinking water. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1286 methanol products (formaldehyde and formic acid) are main cause of alcohol hangover symptoms [same as from similar amounts of methanol, the 11% part of aspartame]: YS Woo et al, 2005 Dec: Murray 2006.01.20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1143 methanol (formaldehyde, formic acid) disposition: Bouchard M et al, full plain text, 2001: substantial sources are degradation of fruit pectins, liquors, aspartame, smoke: Murray 2005.04.02 "According to model predictions, congruent with the data in the literature [Dorman et al., 1994; Horton et al., 1992], a certain fraction of formaldehyde is readily oxidized to formate, a major fraction of which is rapidly converted to CO2 and exhaled, whereas a small fraction is excreted as formic acid in urine. However, fits to the available data in rats and monkeys of Horton et al. [1992] and Dorman et al. [1994] show that, once formed, a substantial fraction of formaldehyde is converted to unobserved forms. This pathway contributes to a long-term unobserved compartment. The latter, most plausibly, represents either the formaldehyde that [directly or after oxidation to formate] binds to various endogenous molecules [Heck et al., 1983; Røe, 1982] or is incorporated in the tetrahydrofolic-acid-dependent one-carbon pathway to become the building block of a number of synthetic pathways [Røe, 1982; Tephly and McMartin, 1984]. That substantial amounts of methanol metabolites or by-products are retained for a long time is verified by Horton et al. [1992] who estimated that 18 h following an iv injection of 100 mg/kg of 14C-methanol in male Fischer-344 rats, only 57% of the dose was eliminated from the body. From the data of Dorman et al. [1994] and Medinsky et al. [1997], it can further be calculated that 48 h following the start of a 2-h inhalation exposure to 900 ppm of 14C-methanol vapors in female cynomolgus monkeys, only 23% of the absorbed 14C-methanol was eliminated from the body. These findings are corroborated by the data of Heck et al. [1983] showing that 40% of a 14C-formaldehyde inhalation dose remained in the body 70 h postexposure. In the present study, the model proposed rests on acute exposure data, where the time profiles of methanol and its metabolites were determined only over short time periods [a maximum of 6 h of exposure and a maximum of 48 h postexposure]. This does not allow observation of the slow release from the long-term components. It is to be noted that most of the published studies on the detailed disposition kinetics of methanol regard controlled short-term [iv injection or continuous inhalation exposure over a few hours] methanol exposures in rats, primates, and humans [Batterman et al., 1998; Damian and Raabe, 1996; Dorman et al., 1994; Ferry et al., 1980; Fisher et al., 2000; Franzblau et al., 1995; Horton et al., 1992; Jacobsen et al., 1988; Osterloh et al., 1996; Pollack et al., 1993; Sedivec et al., 1981; Ward et al., 1995; Ward and Pollack, 1996]. Experimental studies on the detailed time profiles following controlled repeated exposures to methanol are lacking." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1406 brain cell tangles and neuron death similar to Alzheimers via low dose formaldehyde from methanol, Chunlai Nie, Rongqiao He et al, China, 2007.01.23 BMC Neuroscience 28 pages, 63 references: Murray 2007.01.24 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1385 Coca-Cola carcinogenicity in rats, Ramazzini Foundation, F Belpoggi, M Soffritti, Annals NY Academy Sciences 2006 Sept, parts of 17 pages: Murray 2006.12.02 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1382 Fiorella Belpoggi & Morando Soffritti of Ramazzini Foundation prove lifetime carcinogenicity of Coca-Cola, aspartame, and arsenic, Annals of the NY Academy of Sciences: Murray 2006.11.28 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1369 Bristol, Connecticut, schools join state program to limit artificial sweeteners, sugar, fats for 8800 students, Johnny J Burnham, The Bristol Press: Murray 2006.09.22 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1341 Connecticut bans artificial sweeteners in schools, Nancy Barnes, New Milford Times: Murray 2006.05.25 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1376 soft drinks and adolescent hyperactivity, mental distress, conduct problems, Lars Lien, Nanna Lien, Sonja Heyerdahl, Mayne Thoresen, Espen Bjertness 2006 Oct., A J Pub Health: Murray 2006.10.21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1375 healthy diet, vitamins, and fish oil help reduce depression and violence, studies by Joseph Hibbeln, Bernard Gesch, and Stephen Schoenthaler, articles by Felicity Lawrence in UK Guardian Unlimited and Pat Thomas in The Ecologist: Murray 2006.10.21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1353 carcinogenic effect of inhaled formaldehyde, Federal Institute of Risk Assessment, Germany -- same safe level as for Canada: Murray 2006.06.02 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1352 Home sickness -- indoor air often worse, as our homes seal in pollutants [one is formaldehyde, also from the 11% methanol part of aspartame], Megan Gillis, WinnipegSun.com: Murray 2006.06.01 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1414 effect of aspartame on oncogene and suppressor gene expressions in mice, Katalin Gambos, Istvan Ember, et al, University of Pecs, Hungary, In Vivo 2007 Jan; scores of their relevant past studies since 1977: Murray 2007.04.14 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1366 toxicity in rat brains from aspartame, Vences-Mejia A, Espinosa-Aguirre JJ et al 2006 Aug: Murray 2006.09.06 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1373 aspartame rat brain toxicity re cytochrome P450 enzymes, especially CYP2E1, Vences-Mejia A, Espinosa-Aguirre JJ et al, 2006 Aug, Hum Exp Toxicol: relevant abstracts re formaldehyde from methanol in alcohol drinks: Murray 2006.09.29 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1271 combining aspartame and quinoline yellow, or MSG and brilliant blue, harms nerve cells, eminent C. Vyvyan Howard et al, 2005 education.guardian.co.uk, Felicity Lawrence: Murray 2005.12.21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1277 50% UK baby food is now organic -- aspartame or MSG with food dyes harm nerve cells, CV Howard 3 year study funded by Lizzy Vann, CEO, Organix Brands, Children's Food Advisory Service: Murray 2006.01.13 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1279 all three aspartame metabolites harm human erythrocyte [red blood cell] membrane enzyme activity, KH Schulpis et al, two studies in 2005, Athens, Greece, 2005.12.14: 2004 research review, RL Blaylock: Murray 2006.01.14 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1349 NIH NLM ToxNet HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank inadequate re aspartame (methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid): Murray 2006.08.19 http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/si...temp/~HwoSfJ:1 HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank: Aspartame ASPARTAME CASRN: 22839-47-0 METHANOL CASRN: 67-56-1 FORMALDEHYDE CASRN: 50-00-0 FORMIC ACID CASRN: 64-18-6 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1052 DMDC: Dimethyl dicarbonate 200mg/L in drinks adds methanol 98 mg/L ( becomes formaldehyde in body ): EU Scientific Committee on Foods 2001.07.12: Murray 2004.01.22 http://www.HolisticMed.com/aspartame Aspartame Toxicity Information Center Mark D. Gold 12 East Side Drive #2-18 Concord, NH 03301 603-225-2100 http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame.../methanol.html "Scientific Abuse in Aspartame Research" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/957 safety of aspartame Part 1/2 12.4.2: EC HCPD-G SCF: Murray 2003.01.12 EU Scientific Committee on Food, a whitewash http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1045 http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame...2-response.htm Mark Gold exhaustively critiques European Commission Scientific Committee on Food re aspartame ( 2002.12.04 ): 59 pages, 230 references /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/782 RTM: Smith, Terpening, Schmidt, Gums: full text: aspartame, MSG, fibromyalgia 2002.01.17 Jerry D Smith, Chris M Terpening, Siegfried OF Schmidt, and John G Gums Relief of Fibromyalgia Symptoms Following Discontinuation of Dietary Excitotoxins. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2001; 35(6): 702-706. Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA. BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia is a common rheumatologic disorder that is often difficult to treat effectively. CASE SUMMARY: Four patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome for two to 17 years are described. All had undergone multiple treatment modalities with limited success. All had complete, or nearly complete, resolution of their symptoms within months after eliminating monosodium glutamate (MSG) or MSG plus aspartame from their diet. All patients were women with multiple comorbidities prior to elimination of MSG. All have had recurrence of symptoms whenever MSG is ingested. Siegfried O. Schmidt, MD Asst. Clinical Prof. Community Health and Family Medicine, U. Florida, Gainesville, FL Shands Hospital West Oak Clinic Gainesville, FL 32608-3629 352-376-5071 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/915 formaldehyde toxicity: Thrasher & Kilburn: Shaham: EPA: Gold: Wilson: CIIN: Murray 2002.12.12 Thrasher (2001): "The major difference is that the Japanese demonstrated the incorporation of FA and its metabolites into the placenta and fetus. The quantity of radioactivity remaining in maternal and fetal tissues at 48 hours was 26.9% of the administered dose." [ Ref. 14-16 ] Arch Environ Health 2001 Jul-Aug; 56(4): 300-11. Embryo toxicity and teratogenicity of formaldehyde. [100 references] Thrasher JD, Kilburn KH. Sam-1 Trust, Alto, New Mexico, USA. full text http://www.drthrasher.org/formaldehy..._toxicity.html http://www.drthrasher.org/formaldehyde_1990.html full text Jack Dwayne Thrasher, Alan Broughton, Roberta Madison. Immune activation and autoantibodies in humans with long-term inhalation exposure to formaldehyde. Archives of Environmental Health. 1990; 45: 217-223. PMID: 2400243 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// |
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