USA: Soda vending machines will be banned in all schools, hospitals, and public buildings.

[Guest guest]

Dear Barbara,

 

 

If they really ban soda vending machines in these

places its a great victory. Obviously they will

fight back because they are not interested in

health. You can just imagine how many die each

year from aspartame soft drink related diseases,

cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, etc. They

surely have to be educated its aspartame that

makes you crave carbohydrates, and aspartame and

MSG have caused this obesity epidemic. It didn't

exist before aspartame was marketed. It also

says cola flavored drinks are initially exempt

from the ban because of demands from the

Congressional Black Caucus. So we will have to

see how this actually works out, but diet drinks

have to go. There are a lot of questions here

because it comes under FDA control. FDA could

have banned aspartame years ago and it's been 7

years now they haven't answered my Citizens

Petition for ban which by law must be answered in

180 days. It's been over a year since the

imminent health hazard amendment was filed and

this should be answered in a week to ten

days. So FDA is serving above the law

already. Their loyalty is to industry. I

haven't heard anything either how the FDA

responded to the 12 toxicologists asking for ban

on aspartame, if at all. These things must be settled.

 

If indeed, all soda vending machines will be

banned in all schools, hospitals and public

buildings, and there is NO aspartame pop

products, then this is a great victory. This is

the time to make sure Congress is educated about

aspartame and obesity, and the real facts are

known. If you remember " Miracle in Wisconsin,

when the vending machines were removed from the

worst school in Wisconsin it became the best

school. Natural Ovens provided good food without junk.

 

Love,

Betty

 

Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum, Founder

Mission Possible International

9270 River Club Parkway

Duluth, Georgia 30097

770 242-2599

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

Aspartame Toxicity Center, www.holisticmed.com/aspartame

Report For Schools: http://www.mpwhi.com/report_on_aspartame_and_children.htm

Medical texts: Aspartame Disease: An Ignored

Epidemic, www.sunsentpress.com by H. J. Roberts,

M.D. and Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills by

neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, M.D.

Aspartame Documentary: Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World, www.soundandfury.tv

 

 

At 01:32 PM 6/15/2009, Fred & Barbara Metzler wrote:

>Looks like tighter controls around sugar

>containing soda and more freedom for diet soda

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> * A bill approved by the Senate puts the

> soft drink industry under the control of the

> FDA and tightens rules on soft drink packaging

> and advertising. Beverage companies are

> weighing the impact of the legislation, and

> critics say it will limit the ability of

> smaller companies to introduce new products.

> The bill was praised by President Barack Obama

> who said he was proud " the House and Senate

> have acted swiftly and in an overwhelmingly

> bipartisan fashion to pass this legislation and

> to protect our kids and improve our public health. "

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>The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed historic

>legislation Thursday that puts the soft drink

>industry under the regulation of the Food and

>Drug Administration. Soda companies are weighing

>the impact of the bill, which they say also puts

>severe restrictions on advertising and

>packaging. Former FDA Commissioner David

>Kessler, who spearheaded the original effort to

>treat the caffeine in soft drinks as a drug,

>hailed the Senate vote of 79-17. " It's as strong

>a bill as we could have ever imagined, " he said.

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>Kessler was harshly critical of the soft drink

>manufacturers who “target our kids with their

>seductive advertising.” “As a result of this

>outrageous pandering, we are now faced with a

>childhood obesity epidemic which is the primary

>cause of spiraling health-care costs in this

>country,” said Kessler. This new law,” Kessler

>promised, “will save 350,000 lives per year, and

>will reduce health-care costs by untold billions of dollars.”

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>The Senate voted Thursday to tighten rules on

>soft drink marketing and giving the FDA

>regulatory authority, a move that is likely to

>bring on First Amendment lawsuits and lobbying

>to limit the FDA's actions. The House passed a

>similar bill in April. The Senate version likely

>will be approved by the House on Friday and sent

>to President Barack Obama for signing.

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>Moments after the measure cleared the House, the

>president came to the White House Rose garden to

>say he looks forward to signing the bill. He

>hailed the moment, saying it " truly defines

>changes in Washington. " " This bill has been a

>long time coming, " Obama said. " I'm proud that

>the House and Senate have acted swiftly and in

>an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion to pass

>this legislation and to protect our kids and improve our public health. "

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>Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chief sponsor of

>the House version, called regulation " the single

>most important thing that we can do right now to curb this deadly toll. "

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>More than 350,000 people die every year from

>soft-drink-related diseases, according to

>government figures. About 45 million U.S. adults

>are regular soda-pop drinkers, though the

>prevalence has fallen since the U.S. surgeon

>general's warning 45 years ago that soda drinking causes obesity.

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>Critics said the bill will establish a new

>federal bureaucracy and unfairly benefit

>Coca-Cola, which dominates U.S. soft drink

>sales. Sen. Richard Burr (R., N.C.) said

>restrictions in the bill will hinder smaller

>companies from introducing new products.

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>One key question is whether the bill's

>advertising restrictions will undo industry

>efforts to compensate for declining soft drink

>sales by moving aggressively into caffeine-free

>products. While controversial, some research

>shows that caffeine-free products may be less

>harmful because they generally do not stimulate

>a craving for soda, even though they are still

>loaded with obesity-generating sugar.

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>The new ban on fruit-flavored soft drinks isn't

>expected to have a big financial impact. Cola

>flavored drinks are initially exempt from the

>ban because of demands from the Congressional

>Black Caucus. About 75% of African-American

>soda drinkers buy cola brands. The FDA is

>required to set up an advisory panel that will

>report within a year on whether cola should be

>banned. During the floor debate on the bill,

>several senators remarked upon the fact that

>Venezuela has recently banned the sale of Coke

>Zero in that country. “Even the socialist

>dictators are more progressive on this than we

>are,” commented Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.).

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>The FDA must name the head of the new soft drink

>division. One potential candidate is Deputy

>Secretary for Health and Human Services Bill

>Corr, who was previously the lobbyist for the Campaign for Soda-Free Kids.

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>The FDA has announced new regulations, slated to

>take effect July 1, which will tighten

>governmental controls over the soda industry.

>All pop cans will be required to carry a warning

>of the myriad ill effects which are connected

>with regular soda-drinking. Soda vending

>machines will be banned in all schools,

>hospitals, and public buildings. Children under

>18 will be prohibited from purchasing soft

>drinks, unless accompanied by an adult.

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>At this stage, no plans have been announced to

>limit consumption of soft drinks in private

>homes or restaurants, although a commission has

>been appointed by President Obama to review

>possible limits on soda consumption in the workplace.

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