Monosodium Glutamate, monosodium glutamate, MSG, glutamate - separating MSG-fact from MSG-fiction and industry propaganda

This Web site is dedicated to people with problems that once defied medical diagnosis -- people who discovered that elimination of MSG from their diets let them be well.

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Cancer! Which form of MSG causes cancer?

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MSG ALIASES EXPOSED! is our outreach page. The Truth in Labeling Campaign has dedicated this page to sharing information that will allow consumers and medical practitioners to identify the ingredients in infant formula, food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and protein drinks and powders that contain neurotoxic processed (manufactured) free glutamic acid (MSG).

We have set up a down-to-earth grass roots campaign to provide consumers and medical practitioners with information.  We provide knowledge. We ask nothing in return. 

You’ll find the details here and on facebook at MSG ALIASES EXPOSED! It’s as easy as sending an e-mail. Please help us get the word out.

NO ADDED MSG? was Ken’s idea for outing the products that claim “No MSG”, “No Added MSG”, or “No MSG Added” on labels of processed foods that contain processed (manufactured) free glutamic acid (MSG).

REACHING OUT! The TRUTH IN LABELING CAMPAIGN has constructed two new Blogs! Please visit now and come back again with friends.

COPING WITH MSG! (http://copingwithmsg.blogspot.com)

EVIDENCE OF MSG TOXICITY! (http://evidenceofmsgtoxicity.blogspot.com)

OUR BROCHURE listing the hidden sources of MSG (complete with a nifty Eli Stein cartoon) is ready for you to DOWNLOAD and distribute to merchants, physicians, and friends

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

BEYOND MSG

Made in a laboratory, called a food additive, never tested for safety, not identified on food labels, and to top it all off, made using aborted fetus cells. MSG isn't the only additive hidden in food.  Read the article by Lynn Stratton at Healthy Holistic Living: “Is it Real, Or Is it Senomyx? How New Flavor Technology Tinkers with Our Tastebuds” 

"The Truth About Aspartame, MSG and Excitotoxin" Mike Adams interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock.

Dr. Russell Blaylock interview on MSG and brain-damaging excitotoxins MSG, Mar 2012 Mike Adams March 2012 interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock.

Genetically Modified Food (GMO’s): Research documenting the limitations, risks, and alternatives.  

FOLLOWING IS YOUR TABLE (a real table) OF CONTENTS  (Click on the links.  The underlines are the links.)  The truth, and nothing but the truth, about processed free glutamic acid (we call it MSG)
SECTION	FACT	DETAILS	MORE DETAILS
ARE YOU AT RISK from exposure to Monosodium Glutamate and the other ingredients that contain MSG?	The risks associated with ingestion of (or even contact with) monosodium glutamate and other ingredients that contain MSG are simple and straightforward: Brain damage Endocrine disorders (obesity and reproductive disorders) Behavior disorders Adverse reactions Neurodegenerative disease. Obesity.....Retinal degeneration.....Migraine…Seizures headache.....Cancer.....Heart irregularities.....Asthma.....Chewing gum.....Aspartame	What is monosodium glutamate? What is MSG? Where is MSG hidden? Ingredient names used to hide MSG in food Names of products that should be checked out for MSG E-numbers used for MSG-containing ingredients There are pesticides and fertilizers that contain MSG	Understanding toxic MSG -- Recognizing and/or diagnosing MSG adverse reactions – How much MSG does it take to produce an observable adverse reaction? In 2010, the FDA recalled 20 million pounds of hydrolyzed vegetable protein contaminated with salmonella -- i.e., 20 million pounds of product that contains hidden MSG.  That should give you some idea of the amount of MSG there is out there in ingredients other than monosodium glutamate. Here's the story behind the recall. Here's the FDA's list of recalled products.
DATA tell us that use of monosodium glutamate and other ingredients that contain MSG places consumers at risk	Evidence that monosodium glutamate causes brain damage which can lead to retinal degeneration, endocrine disruption (e.g. reproductive disorders and gross obesity), behavior disorders, learning disabilities, and more. Look at the data. Evidence that monosodium glutamate and other ingredients that contain MSG cause reactions like irritable bowel, heart irregularities, asthma, and migraine headache.  Look at the data. Evidence from epidemiological studies that suggests that as many as 50% of Americans are sensitive to monosodium glutamate and other ingredients that contain MSG. Look at the data. Evidence that industry-sponsored studies used to substantiate the safety of monosodium glutamate are so badly flawed that they are worthless.  See for yourself.	Evidence that the young are at the greatest risk from ingestion of MSG.  Look at the data.
REPORTS of Adverse Reactions	In addition to research documenting adverse reactions to MSG, there is evidence from consumers who report that their adverse reactions ameliorate or disappear when they clean MSG out of their diets. Read their letters.
SURVIVING MSG SENSITIVITY	What’s an MSG-sensitive person to do? Letters from people who have been helped by this Web site. Ideas for those having trouble avoiding MSG. Meet “A dragonfly in the kitchen”….. working out recipes especially for those stricken with sensitivities to MSG. Her determination and her good work should serve as a model for all of us.	To get the truth from manufacturers about the MSG in their products, you have to understand the glutamate industry’s deceptive tactics.	Other Web sites with information about MSG and aspartame
INDIVIDUAL AMINO ACIDS are always MANUFACTURED	How is MSG manufactured? How do the glutamic acid found in protein and/or freed from protein during digestion and the manufactured neurotoxic glutamic acid found in MSG differ?	Manufactured neurotoxic amino acids cause brain damage and neuroendocrine disorders. Glutamic acid from unadulterated protein does not.	MSG (it’s manufactured) causes adverse reactions like asthma, migraine headaches, heart irregularities, and seizures. Glutamic acid from unadulterated protein does not.
It is IMPORTANT TO INDUSTRY (and their friends at the FDA) TO HIDE the MSG in and ON your food, supplements, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics	Why is hiding MSG so important? Meet the people (we sometimes call them “the glutes”) who get the job done so effectively This is how the "MSG is safe" game is played This will give you some insight into the role played by the US government in keeping MSG in food, drugs, dietary supplements, children's' medications, cosmetics, fertilizers, fungicides, plant growth enhancers -- and more -- hidden Here's how they hide MSG	The glutamate industry has: -- Secrets: Things the "glutes" don't want you to know -- A set of basic lies -- Web pages on which they disseminate their propaganda --Tricks to get free advertising dressed up as news. Read all about the "glutes" standard operating procedure -- published in Accountability in Research, a peer reviewed journal
THE GLUTAMATE INDUSTRY AT ITS FINEST	Researchers from Scripps Clinic, La Jolla California -- which has a history of doing research funded by the MSG industry -- have published a review pointing to the safety of monosodium glutamate.  They looked at four (4) conditions you won't find listed in a 1997 FDA report of complaints of adverse reactions to MSG, and concluded that there weren't many reports of adverse reactions to MSG. They also cited three (3) double blind studies in which researchers found adverse reactions to monosodium glutamate, but said that didn't show that people were sensitive to monosodium glutamate because people also reacted to placebos – but they failed to mention that the placebos were laced with aspartame.  And that, good readers, is what glutamate industry propaganda about the safety of MSG is built on.
THE FDA	Industry’s FDA The FDA says it's illegal to claim no MSG in a product if it contains any free glutamic acid (1)(2), but refuses to enforce the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.		If MSG wasn’t harmful, it wouldn’t be hidden.  If the FDA was doing its job, MSG wouldn’t be hidden either.
HISTORY	History of invention and use of monosodium glutamate and MSG--as used in processed food and as used on crops as they grow Hydrolyzed proteins	Regulatory history	Details of California’s approval of monosodium glutamate for use in fertilizer and pesticide products – including wine grapes
THE TRUTH IN LABELING CAMPAIGN	The Truth in Labeling Campaign Our back room: material collected or written by the Truth in Labeling Campaign	We thank all of you who share your insights and concerns with all of us.	Contact us
CONSUMER ADVOCACY	Exposing MSG: Effecting change one step at a time Handing out copies of the TLC brochure to family and friends.  (Print two sided, fold, make lots of copies, and hand them out.) Call for labeling -- It’s time that the FDA require that all MSG be identified on the labels of products that contain it	Reducing the cost of health care.....	We advocate the right of consumers to know what is in their food.
FUN THINGS TO DO	Send us labels of mislabeled food you would like exposed, and tell us where you saw it for sale.	Be an advocate for truth in labeling.	Visit these web pages.

Ban MSG?  Not a chance.   If the FDA banned MSG, the drug companies would lose billions. Think about how much money they make treating asthma, migraine headache, seizures, depression, heart irregularities and all of the other reactions to MSG. And cancer, too.  Acid hydrolyzed proteins contain carcinogenic propanols.

Which one consumed the MSG? 

We are proud that we have been able to provide information to people whose problems had defied medical diagnosis; people who just "didn't feel well;" people who knew they suffered adverse reactions when they ate MSG--and wanted to avoid it; and people who simply wanted to avoid this neurotoxic, endocrine disrupting, substance.  If you have questions that have not been answered here, please e-mail or call.

KNOW THIS:

The ingredient that causes MSG reactions in MSG-sensitive people is manufactured/processed free glutamic acid(1).  Manufactured/processed free glutamic acid is found in processed foods (9) -- but it is not found in unprocessed or unadulterated meat, fish, or vegetables (including soybeans, mushrooms, and tomatoes)(3). Only meat, fish, or vegetables that have been subjected to some sort of manufacturing or fermenting process will cause MSG reactions in MSG-sensitive people who ingest amounts that exceed their tolerances for MSG(1). Dairy products, also, may cause MSG reactions in MSG-sensitive people because some dairy products are ultra-pasteurized, some are fermented, and many contain food additives such as carrageenan that are problematic for MSG-sensitive people(1). All manufactured/processed free glutamic acid contains contaminants (D-glutamic acid, pyroglutamic acid, and others) (12,13), while the glutamic acid found in intact/unadulterated protein contains no contaminants(3).  Some manufactured/processed free glutamic acid contains carcinogenic mono and dichloro propanols(12).

KNOW THIS: 

With one exception, aspartame and processed free glutamic acid (MSG) cause identical adverse reactions in people who are sensitive to them(2). In addition, the free glutamic acid found in MSG and the free aspartic acid found in aspartame both have been shown to kill brain cells and cause subsequent endocrine disorders in laboratory animals(4).  (We don't do such experiments on humans.)

KNOW THIS: 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to be more interested in protecting the profits of big business than in safeguarding the health of consumers.

DO THIS:

When a manufacturer tells you there is no processed free glutamic acid in a product that made you ill, ask the manufacturer to back up his claim by providing you with a "free amino acid" assay.  If there is any free glutamic acid found, you can assume that the product contains MSG. 

When a manufacturer tells you that any MSG in his product couldn't possibly harm you because it is "naturally occurring," inform the manufacturer that both arsenic and hydrochloric acid are "naturally occurring," too.

REMEMBER THIS: If MSG wasn't harmful, it wouldn't be hidden.

REFERENCES

Those who like video may enjoy these: 

Is MSG good for you?  Bad for you?  Watch this tape. It was done by Vincent Bellonzi. Click here Jack Samuels’ presentation before a Weston A. Price Foundation meeting

"60 Minutes": click here.

CBN's 4-part series on The Dangers of MSG.  Part 1. The Hidden Danger in Your Food Part 2. Your Brain's Biggest Enemy Part 3. MSG, Cancer and Your Heart Part 4. Avoiding the MSG Threat

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This page was last updated on March 11, 2012