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three of the five scientists voted against aspartames approval. Dr. Hayes placed another scientist
on the panel in order to create a 3-to-3 deadlock which he settled by approving aspartame's use in
all dry goods.
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Two years later, in 1983, he approved aspartame's use in carbonated beverages
and other liquids.
Its hard to comprehend but the FDA's approval of aspartame in carbonated beverages was
actually over the objections of the National Soft Drink Association (NSDA). The objections of
the NSDA pertained to aspartames unstable nature when stored in liquids above 85 degrees
Fahrenheit. Above this temperature aspartame breaks down into DKP and formaldehyde, which
are both poisons associated with the growth of tumors. DKP has been associated with the
formation of brain tumors and formaldehyde is a known carcinogen.
Two-months after approving aspartame for use in carbonated beverages. Dr. Hayes
resigned as FDA commissioner in a cloud of controversy. Hayes was immediately hired by
Burson-Marsteller, Searle's public relation's firm, as a consulting scientist
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for $1,000 a day.
James Turner says that about seven key people in the FDA, responsible for aspartame's
approval, were later given jobs in the food industry. And Arthur Evangelista, a former FDA
investigator, says that several of these key people responsible for aspartame's approval were
promised great jobs by the food industry while they were working for the FDA. Turner further
states that the FDA's definition of safe is that it kills no more than one person per million per
year. Under this definition, aspartame could kill 250 of its 250 million users a year and still be
considered safe.
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For every person who dies countless are injured.
Aspartame Complaints
Complaints began to be reported to the FDA and others regarding symptoms which
consumers associated with the aspartame sweetened products they were consuming. In 1988, 80
percent of the complaints on food additives made to the FDA were in regards to aspartame.
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The FDA has admitted that they have received more complaints about aspartame than any other
substance in their history. In 1984, the FDA requested the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to
evaluate complaints related to aspartame consumption. The CDC was provided with 10,000
complaints. From those complaints the CDC selected approximately 600 for analysis and 200 for
in depth evaluation as to whether aspartame was likely to be the actual cause of the complaint.
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The reader must appreciate that filing complaints with a government agency is not easy.
It is not normally something that people do on a whim. The motives in filing a complaint are
much different that filing a nuisance lawsuit. Complaints are not filed in order to receive
compensation, they are filed in the hopes that the agency will take some sort of action to protect
the public.
According to Dr. H.L. Roberts (a nationally recognized, board certified Internist, who is
listed in several Who's Who books covering medicine and science professionals and for whom
the editors of a national medical publication selected as “The Best Doctor in the U.S.”
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) some
people react to aspartame after their first exposure and some develop reactions overtime. To test
yourself for a reaction is not a matter of complicated science; one simply needs to discontinue
the consumption of aspartame and note if your symptoms disappear. Dr. Roberts says he has
many patients who have tested themselves five times, some 10 and some even 20. Each time they
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