Here’s how YOU can make change happen!

How old do you think I am? I used to be five foot tall, but I’m not anymore. I’ve been collecting social security for longer than some of you have been alive. I’ve been actively battling the lie that monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a harmless flavor enhancer since 1968. And in January I stepped up to the plate and filed a Citizen Petition requesting that the FDA strip MSG of its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status.

Given the history of FDA’s close cooperation with the makers of MSG, it would seem only remotely possible that the FDA would act to provide consumers with accurate information about the toxic potential of MSG. But this is a new day in a new year and a new administration sits in the White House — and all things are possible. So, I’m looking to optimize the possibility that change will happen by contacting newspapers, contacting legislators, and asking you to take 5-10 minutes to post a comment on the Citizen Petition FDA-2021-P-0035 telling of your experience with MSG. We can make change happen. You can make change happen.

To comment, simply go to https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2021-P-0035-0001 and click on the “comment” button at the top left.

Names aren’t required. Want to stay anonymous? You can. Just leave the name field empty. Maybe when you post your comment, mention that you’re a registered voter (if you are a registered voter.)

And please, ask your friends to do the same.

P.S. When the first thousand comments have been posted, I’ll post the secret of my age on the Truth in Labeling Campaign Facebook page.

Adrienne

Don’t forget: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2021-P-0035-0001 and click on the “comment” button at the top left.


If you have questions or comments, we’d love to hear from you. If you have hints for others on how to avoid exposure to MfG, send them along, too, and we’ll put them up on Facebook. Or you can reach us at questionsaboutmsg@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @truthlabeling.

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