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Anything you do to help others understand the toxic effects of processed free glutamic acid (MSG) and where it is hidden in drugs, cosmetics, food, and the environment will be valuable.
Anyone who learns the truth about the toxic potential of MSG may become a valuable resource.We suggest you talk to, write, and/or call as many of the following as time and interest allow:
Your two senators and one member of congress.
The three federal agencies charged with protecting consumers: FDA, USDA, and EPA
Your state legislators
Your personal physician(s)
Your local medical association
Your local health department
Paramedics
Your grocer(s)
Your health food store(s)
Community groups: libraries, churches, public schools, hospitals, housing for the elderly, community centers for the elderly......
Write and call manufacturers who use MSG in food, protesting their use. Write and call manufacturers who claim "No MSG" or "No added MSG" on labels of products and ask for copies of test results that show there is no free glutamic acid in their products. Write and call the FDA to report manufacturers who claim "No MSG" or "No added MSG" without supplying proof that their product(s) contain no free glutamic acid.
Write and call manufacturers of plant "growth enhancers," fertilizers, and fungicides that contain MSG. Ask where in your state, and where in states your produce comes from, their product is being used commercially or where it is being tested. If appropriate, tell them straight out that you don't want to take a chance of coming in contact with their product. If you have had an MSG reaction following ingestion of unprocessed produce, call Auxein Corporation to register the incident and send copies of your incident report to the FDA and EPA.
Ask the magazines, newspapers, and journals to which you subscribe to carry lists of hidden sources of MSG. Ask your local newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations to carry information about MSG. Ask schools, hospitals, church groups, social clubs, girl scouts, and boy scouts to distribute material about the toxic effects of MSG and where it is hidden in food. Ask candidates for political office to oppose hiding MSG. Ask them to go on record -- for or against hiding MSG.
Identify MSG-sensitive lawyers interested in suing those who produce and/or sell food, drugs, cosmetics and agricultural products, that contain MSG. Collect information that might help others who would like to avoid MSG and share it with others by sending it to the Truth in Labeling Campaign. Information about the effects of glutamic acid, products that contain little or no MSG, products that are mislabeled, false advertising, and names of legislators, lawyers, physicians, manufacturers and others who understand the needs of people who want to avoid MSG, would be examples of potentially useful information.
Download information from the web page of the Truth in Labeling Campaign and distribute it. Or make up business cards with names of some of the ingredients that contain hidden MSG and pass them out as you shop or travel.
The information contained on this page was accurate when gathered. If changes have occurred, we would be pleased to learn of them and revise our printed information. As time allows, let us answer your questions and know how you're doing.
Truth in Labeling Campaign, P.O. Box 2532, Darien, IL 60561 adandjack@aol.com 858/481-9333 http://www.truthinlabeling.org
This page was last updated on February 10, 2001
RECOGNIZING OR DIAGNOSING MSG SENSITIVITY
Pinpointing MSG as a reaction trigger -- A list of the adverse reactions to MSG
THE CHEMICAL THAT TRIGGERS MSG SENSITIVITY REACTIONS
Truly natural glutamic acid does not contain contaminants -- Genetically engineered bacteria are used to make some MSG
A pork extract is used by Ajinomoto in some, if not all of its "monosodium glutamate."
Hidden in processed food -- Hidden in infant formula -- Sprayed on growing fruits, grains, and vegetables
(There have been reports of MSG reactions to produce)
Sprayed on California wine grapes -- Proposed for spray on organic crops and for use in organic food
Hidden in food with labels that say "No Added MSG," "No MSG Added," and "No MSG"
Falsely advertised as containing no MSG
An overview -- Selected references
Brain lesions -- Retinal degeneration -- Neuroendocrine disorders -- Human adverse reactions
The Glutamate Cascade": Addiction, stroke, epilepsy, degenerative disorders, brain trauma, neuropathic pain, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression
MEET THE PEOPLE WHO PROFIT FROM THE SALE OF MSG
Industry's defenders of the safety of MSG -- Science for sale? -- Deceptive industry practices
THE POLITICS THAT PROMOTE THE UNREGULATED USE OF MSG
The FDA's next move -- FDA Refuses to Name Ingredients that Contain MSG -- How the game is play
JUST
THE FACTS: Things the "glutes" and their friends at
the EPA, FDA, and USDA don't want you to know.
CONSUMERS
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ADVOCACY -- MAKING THINGS HAPPEN
The Truth in Labeling Campaign -- <>Getting involved -- Thinking of suing? -- Just the facts