Urgent News on Splenda - Info on Toxic Toys - Stevia's Status

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URGENT NEWS!

 

Potential Health Dangers from Splenda® Revealed:

Citizens Chairman Jim Turner to Testify before Calif. Health Assembly about

Possible Deceptions

    We urge you to read this important news!  A recent study conducted from the

Duke University Medical Center indicates that Splenda® adversely suppresses the

body's ability to absorb beneficial drugs and nutrients.   Click on this link to

read more:   www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=150785

 

POSITIVE STEPS FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN

 

Effective Legislation Curbs the Use of Known Toxins in Chidrens Toys and

Products

    A handful of states have recently passed laws curbing the use of dangerous

toxins commonly found in children's toys and other children's products.  The

handy website below, developed by the Ecology Center in collaboration with the

Washington Toxics Coalition, explains more. This site gives you information

about toxic toys and their dangers.  And it provides a great search tool for

evaluating specific toys and products that may already be in your home or that

you are considering for purchase.    Click on this link to read more:

  www.healthytoys.org

 

STEVIA IN THE NEWS

 

Stevia could soon make a dramatic showing in the U.S. market.  You may be

surprised to learn where.

    For several years, Coca Cola and Cargill (one of the world's largest

providers of food and agricultural products) have worked together to develop a

Stevia-based sweetener for use as an additive in foods and beverages.  The FDA

now allows Stevia as a dietary supplement only, not as a food additive.  The

companies may be closer to getting the FDA approval they need to use Stevia in

their products.  The brand name will be Truvia™.

 

    While widespread use and approval of Stevia is long overdue, there may be

cause for concern.  The FDA's oversight of Stevia as a food additive- like the

FDA's oversight of so many things - may lead to market advantages for those

companies that have a lot of lobbying power (like Coca Cola and Cargill).  Coca

Cola has already filed 24 patent applications covering Stevia's use in products

ranging from vitamins to cereal.  As a result, the world's largest beverage

maker may be seeking to corner the market on the natural sweetener.

 

    Think of what WalMart has done to local retailers.  We don't want to see the

long-time champions of Stevia left in the dust just when Stevia may reach a

tipping point in the marketplace.  Support the natural product companies who

have provided us with Stevia for so long through thick and thin.

 

 

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