Subject: - - - WILL FDA CHANGE YOGURT?

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Dear Friends,

 

 

The National Yogurt Association (NYA) has filed a proposal with the

Food & Drug Administration for a " Revised Yogurt Standard of

Identity. "

 

In their petition, NYA proposes changes to reflect current industry

practices, recognizing the need to allow for " use of future

technologies. "

 

WHAT " NEW " TECHNOLOGIES?

 

Is this another way of asking for the preapproval of new genetically

engineered products? On page 3 of NYA's 14-page proposal, the

yogurt people write:

 

" Because low-fat and non-fat yogurts contain less Vitamin A than

full-fat yogurt, under the proposed rule, low-fat and non-fat yogurts

would require Vitamin A fortification to meet the level of full-fat

yogurt. "

 

The biotechnology industry has placed many full-page ads in the

Tuesday Science section of the New York Times extolling the virtues

of " goldenrice, " the genetically engineered grain containing

enormous amounts of Vitamin A.

 

Prepare to see new genetically altered yogurts containing

vitamins, nutrients, and seeds for Frankenfood-style disaster.

 

NEW PRODUCTS

 

With the advent of new soy technologies, the dairy industry has much

tofear from soy manufacturers. Many companies are now marketing a

soy-based yogurt that is equal in taste but is free from any of

milk's harmful components. The soy industry protests the use of the

word " yogurt, " petitioning FDA to apply that name to dairy-based

yogurts.

 

ARTIFICIAL YOGURT

 

In a phenomenal move designed to betray their own dairy producers,

NYAis requesting a rule change to include reconstituted dairy

ingredients(such as milk powder, casein, and whey protein) as basic

dairyingredients.

 

Many of these products are imported from overseas and

represent cheap milk purchased from Soviet producers in the shadow of

Chernobyl.

 

The yogurt producers wish to include whey protein

concentrate (WPC) to represent 34% of the finished yogurt culture.

Theexisting standard allows no more than 8.25%.

 

Two years ago, 80,000 tons of casein (80% of milk protein is casein)

was imported into America. Last year, 110,000 tons were imported.

 

Casein is the same glue used to adhere a label to a bottle of beer.

 

It's the glue used to hold together wood in furniture. Got yogurt?

Get mucus. The new yogurt will be great for allergists and asthma

specialists.

 

SWEETENERS

 

In the worst spirit of taking away the public's right to know what

they are eating, NYA proposes to remove the list of sweeteners that

are now required on a label. One of those sweeteners is the

controversial drug Aspartame. NYA proposes (page 9) that the new

standard:

 

" …creates additional flexibility in manufacturing by broadly

permitting safe and suitable sweeteners, without specifying a list…

Thus, a manufacturer could add a non-nutritive sweetener, such as

Aspartame…using the nutrient content claim for which the food

qualifies in conjunction with the standardized term 'reduced calorie

yogurt.' "

 

One out of ten-thousand Americans (phenylkeutenerics) can immediately

die or get extemely ill if they inadvertantly eat aspartame.

 

That's 10,000 Americans, representing the population of Englewood,

New Jersey. Many millions more people react to aspartame. For more

aspartame information:

 

http://www.dorway.com

 

Does the public have a right to know what they are eating?

 

If you believe people should have that right, let the FDA know.

I have two EMAIL addresses for FDA Commissioner Jane Henney:

 

JHENNEY@o...

bmcaulif@o...

 

Dr. Henney's FAX: 301-443-3100

 

Robert Cohen

http://www.notmilk.com