-Caveat Lector- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Iceland's ban on Aspartame! Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:33:34 -0400 From: Betty Martini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Activist Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Activist Mailing List - http://get.to/activist >The Internet has become Consumer Power In Action and its working to eradicate Monsanto's propaganda! Regards, Betty > > > > > Major UK Grocery Chain > Bans Aspartame Over > Brain Tumor Concerns > By Dominic Rushe > The Sunday Times (London) > http://www.sunday-times.co.uk > 10-25-99 > > > > ICELAND, the grocer, will announce this week that it is banning > aspartame, the artificial sweetener better known as NutraSweet, > from its own-label foods. > > The move follows growing concern among consumers about a > possible link between the sweetener and brain tumours. Aspartame > is consumed by 250m people worldwide and has been used in > low-calorie food and drinks such as Diet Coke for 20 years. > > But in recent years there have been increasing fears about possible > health risks. The compound has been linked to multiple sclerosis > and even Gulf war syndrome. > > These worries, spread on the internet, are hotly disputed by > NutraSweet's owner, Monsanto, the GM (genetically modified) food > giant. > > Iceland will become the first national grocers' chain to impose a > ban > and the move will be closely watched by its larger rivals. > Iceland is > trying to reposition itself as a "green" grocer and has already > banned > other artificial colours and flavourings from its own goods. > > Malcolm Walker, Iceland's chairman, was the first grocer to ban > GM foods and coined the term "Frankenstein foods". The move will > spark a full- scale row between the grocery chain and Monsanto. > > A NutraSweet spokeswoman said: "Iceland is spreading alarm when > it should be reassuring customers. The web has become a real > problem [and ] there is a lot of misinformation about." > > An Iceland executive said that the company will tell staff tomorrow > that it will no longer supply food with aspartame under its own label > and will be switching to other artificial sweeteners. The company > > will continue to sell branded products that contain NutraSweet such > as Diet Coke. > > The grocer's executives recently held talks with the International > Sweeteners Association, which represents the multi-billion-pound > industry. But despite being given assurances that NutraSweet was > perfectly safe, Iceland decided to impose a ban. > > King's College, London, is conducting a three-year study to establish > whether there is a link between aspartame and brain tumours. > Reports in America have found conflicting evidence of a link. There, > 20 billion cans of soft drink are consumed each year, most > containing NutraSweet. > > Bill Wadsworth, Iceland's technical director,said a full-scale > ban was > being considered. "We are taking the matter seriously because of the > weight of customer pressure we are coming under." > > Monsanto is in the process of selling its sweetener division.Protests > from consumers and environmental groups in Europe - many > debating the issue on the internet - have hurt the company's growth > prospects and its stock market value has plummeted. > > Wadsworth said: "Clearly the internet is playing a major role > bringing this debate to public attention." > ***************************************************************************** 1. Take the 60-day No Aspartame Test and send us your case history. Mission Possible International 9270 River Club Parkway Duluth, GA 30097 USA 770-242-2599 2. Tell your doctor and all of your friends! 3. Return Asparcidal food to the store. 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