Study on aspartame mutagenic effects 2003: Brazil

January 8, 2009

Dear John,

Thanks for this. This study was done in Brazil around 2003 but few

people know about it, again showing mutagenic effects. All

independent studies show the problems aspartame causes unless the FDA

has something to do with it. You wonder how many damning studies on

aspartame have to be done because the industry loyal FDA decides to

care more for the health of the people than the finances of Big

Pharma. When Dr. Soffritti did the first Ramazzini Study the FDA was

asked why they didn't take it off the market. Their answer was it

would hurt the finances of the aspartame industry. In other words,

the fact that aspartame is giving cancer to people the world over as

well as a medical text of other horrible diseases and symptoms didn't

matter at all, nor that it has been proven by scientific study for

over a quarter of a century.

We tried to get aspartame banned in New Mexico. One of the lobbyists

who gave us trouble was Michael Stratton who lobbied for Ajinomoto.

Notice below my signature he is about to get his!

All my best,

Betty

www.mpwhi.com, www.dorway.com and www.wnho.net

Aspartame Toxicity Center, www.holisticmed.com/aspartame

All my best,

Betty At 12:21 PM 1/8/2009, John L Winters wrote:

>Dear Betty,

>

>Here is another study that seems to cast the shadow on apartame:

>

><http://www.cababstractsplus.org/abstracts/Abstract.aspx?AcNo=20043171202>http:\

//www.cababstractsplus.org/abstracts/Abstract.aspx?AcNo=20043171202

>

>Best Regards,

>John

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" KP Stoller, MD " <hbotnm

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 02:54:51 GMT

stephen

Cc: BETTYM19,

Re: RE; MIKE STRATTON, FEB 13, 2006

A portrait of corruption.

I guess this standup guy may have to sit down.

KP Stoller, MD, FACHM

President, International Hyperbaric Medical Assoc

Medical Director, Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico

www.hbotnm.com

-- " Stephen Fox " <stephen wrote:

Mike Stratton: What the AbqJournal didn't mention

Earlier this month, the Albuquerque Journal reported Gov. Richardson and

Jerry Peters--a major Richardson donor (with an application pending before

the state for an off reservation casino), had been spotted dining at the

Palm Steakhouse in downtown Denver. According to the article by Abq journal

Investigative Reporter Thomas J. Cole, the dinner was arranged by Democratic

Operative and DNC member Michael Stratton.

Stratton made the papers last year for amongst other things, his travel with

the Governor to New Hampshire and his work on the DNC's primary planning

committee where he advocated a Western Regional Primary.

In a a follow-up piece in yesterday's AbqJournal Cole picked up where he

left off, writing: (highlights of the article)

Denver political consultant Mike Stratton wears two hats when in Santa Fe:

adviser to Gov. Bill Richardson and lobbyist for a growing list of

clients...

" Stratton has a $7,500-a-month contract with the Democratic Governors

Association, " which Richardson chairs, said Richardson spokesman Pahl

Shipley.

Stratton first registered as a lobbyist in New Mexico last year for Ardent

Health Services, owner of Lovelace Sandia Health System, which in turn owns

the Lovelace Community Health Plan.

Stratton's list of clients grew this year with the addition of Amerigroup, a

Virginia health-care company, and Ajinomoto Food Ingredients, part of a

Japanese conglomerate that manufacturers aspartame.

Amerigroup is seeking a state contract to provide managed care to Medicaid

recipients with long-term illnesses.

__________________________

Ajinomoto is lobbying against state regulation of aspartame either through

law or by the Richardson administration through new rules. You can see

Stratton's client list here.

__________________________

Speaking of himself, Stratton said " he has a reputation as a " stand-up,

appropriate " person in his work as a political consultant and lobbyist.

" I've never been anything but a good guy in politics..., " Stratton said. " I

have never, ever been accused of anything inappropriate, unethical, et

cetera, et cetera. "

Shipley said that, while officials in the administration may know of the

close ties between Richardson and Stratton, policy decisions are based on

merit, not connections.

" If it's not the right thing to do, they're not going to do it because it's

Mike Stratton, " he said.

Here's what the Journal didn't mention about Stratton:

1) In 1994, Stratton was paid more than $90k by Tobacco Giant RJR to develop

a grass roots campaign of Smokers' Rights Groups, presumably to push back on

increased regulation of smoking and lawsuits. ()

According to an a report by the American Lung Association of Colorado,

" RJR employed state and local recruiters to organize smokers in cities and

towns across Colorado, and paid field organizers to keep them motivated. The

company used public relations experts to maximize the groups effectiveness.

RJR's goal was to establish 25 local smokers' rights groups in Colorado

alone. By 1991, RJR's field coordinator William Fox had established

smoker & #213;s rights groups in Denver, Englewood, Pueblo, Greeley, Fort

Collins, Aurora, Arvada, Colorado Springs, Longmont, Loveland, Boulder,

Lakewood, Grand Junction, Gilpin County and Lamar, and planned groups in

Littleton, Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster and Broomfield.(24)

RJR piloted its Partisan Project in California, Oregon and Colorado, since

the industry was facing excise tax increases and smoking ban initiatives in

these states. The company planned to deploy smokers & #213; rights groups " in

all metro areas over 25,000 population and other targeted areas " in all 50

states and the District of Columbia. (108) RJR also employed Mike Stratton

of the Denver firm Stratton, Reiter, Dupree and Durante to organize smokers'

rights groups in Colorado.(110)

2) In 1995, Stratton was the focus of a two part report by the Center for

Public Integrity, respectively titled " Rocky Mountain High Flier "

and " Tripping with the Secretary. " The report focuses the various hats

Stratton was wearing while employed by the Department of Commerce Secretary

and DNC Chairman, Ron Brown. " The issue raised by all of this comes from the

fact that Stratton never left his political consulting business when he took

the government job at Commerce and was required to sign the federal

declaration to abide by all federal rules. "

Significantly, at the same time Stratton was performing full-time duties for

the Commerce Department, he was also performing full time duties for the re-

election campaign of Colorado Governor Roy Romer. " However, in addition to

working for the Commerce Dept. and the Romer Campaign, Stratton was also

lobbying in " Colorado on behalf of clients such as Lockheed Automated

Systems, Merck, Pacific Corp., Taco Bell and Equifax.

3) No Bid Contracts: The Center for Public Integrity Report states that

Stratton's activities became the focus of Congressional Investigators after

US West, for which his wife Sara, worked, received seats on the Commerce

Secretary's plane for a trade mission to India and Russia, a trip Mike

Stratton advanced. US WEST received a $1 million no-bid contract as a result

of the travel, according to the report. (Read the report here)

4) Sara Stratton is currently Head of Strategy Research for Qwest Investment

Management Co., which is responsible for the investment of some $2 billion

in Qwest International employee pensions.

Qwest is presently awaiting the outcome of a New Mexico Court ruling on

whether the telecom must follow through on a commitment to invest almost

$800 million in the state by this March. Qwest is $200 million short of that

mark.

January 8, 2009

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