Re: [CTRL] Secret Report from early 80's: evidence that Coke/Pepsi were aware of aspartame dangers
I was a kid right out of grad school. I didn't really get to mix with anybody of thetype you mention. I was not astute enough to play the game, I virtually got fired after less than a year. As for their techniques, I am not aware of the books or studies you allude to but I would suspect there are scads and scads of them in various educational annals of experimental psychology, both neurological and sociological varieties. I was not aware that they purposely crafted an ad to contain subliminal messages. I wonder if this technology is utilized more in the military than business realms. - Original Message - From: Kris Millegan To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [CTRL] Secret Report from early 80's: evidence that Coke/Pepsi were aware of aspartame dangers -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"/A -Cui Bono?-In a message dated 2/29/00 12:23:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:I worked for J. Walter Thompson Company (advertising) in the mid-70's andaspartame was even then known to be damaging.What did ya get to do for the admen? I hear that there are books aboutadvertising techniques that are privately printed and are tightly held by theadvertising business. Do you know anything about that?OmKA HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/ADECLARATION DISCLAIMER==CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandicscreeds are not allowed. Substance-not soap-boxing! These are sordid mattersand 'conspiracy theory'-with its many half-truths, misdirections and outrightfrauds-is used politically by different groups with major and minor effectsspread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers;be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial andnazi's need not apply.Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector.Archives Available at:http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.htmlhttp:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]Om
Re: [CTRL] Secret Report from early 80's: evidence that Coke/Pepsi were aware of aspartame dangers
I worked for J. Walter Thompson Company (advertising) in the mid-70's and aspartame was even then known to be damaging. - Original Message - From: Dave To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 12:12 AM Subject: [CTRL] Secret Report from early 80's: evidence that Coke/Pepsi were aware of aspartame dangers -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"/A -Cui Bono?-With malice aforethought...Dave Hartleyhttp://www.asheville-computer.com/davehttp://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2000/02/27/stinwenws03032.html?999Top sweetener condemned by secret reportJonathan Leake, Science EditorBRITAIN'S bestselling sweetener was condemned as dangerous and potentiallytoxic in a report compiled by some of the world's biggest soft drinksmanufacturers - who now buy tons of it to add to diet drinks.Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other manufacturers produced the report in the early1980s before the sweetener, aspartame, had been approved for use in America.It warns that it can affect the workings of the brain, change behaviour andeven en-courage users to eat extra carbohydrate, so destroying the point ofusing diet drinks.The documents were un-earthed last week under freedom of informationlegislation. It follows a decision by re-searchers at King's College inLondon to study suspected links between aspartame intake and brain tumours.Britons drink more than 9 billion cans or bottles of pop a year, of whichabout half contain artificial sweeteners. Aspartame, made by Monsanto andalso marketed under the name NutraSweet, is 200 times sweeter than normalsugar and is used in many popular low-calorie foods and drinks. It has beendeclared safe in a number of studies and has been approved for use in bothAmerica and Europe.There has, however, always been concern at its tendency to break down,producing methanol, which is both toxic in its own right and which breaksdown further to produce formic acid and formaldehyde. Phenylalanine, anotherbreakdown product of aspartame, is also dangerous to people withphenylketonuria, a common enzyme deficiency.The 30-page aspartame report was drawn up under the auspices of America'sNational Soft Drinks Association (NSDA), whose governing body at the timeincluded senior Coca-Cola and Pepsi executives. It says: "We object to theapproval of aspartame for unrestricted use in soft drinks." It then listsways in which aspartame was believed directly to affect brain chemistry,including the synthesis of vital neurotransmitters such as serotonin.Other papers obtained with the NSDA documents show the Food and DrugAdministration also had misgivings. Despite this, it approved aspartame.Dick Adamson, of the NSDA, said that, in l983, it evaluated the data onaspartame and posed a number of questions. Once they were answered, it nolonger had concerns about the safety of aspartame in carbonated drinks.Ben Deutsch, a spokesman for Coca-Cola, referred questions to the NSDA.A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/ADECLARATION DISCLAIMER==CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandicscreeds are not allowed. Substance-not soap-boxing! These are sordid mattersand 'conspiracy theory'-with its many half-truths, misdirections and outrightfrauds-is used politically by different groups with major and minor effectsspread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers;be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial andnazi's need not apply.Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector.Archives Available at:http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.htmlhttp:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]Om
Re: [CTRL] Secret Report from early 80's: evidence that Coke/Pepsi were aware of aspartame dangers
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- In a message dated 2/29/00 12:23:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I worked for J. Walter Thompson Company (advertising) in the mid-70's and aspartame was even then known to be damaging. What did ya get to do for the admen? I hear that there are books about advertising techniques that are privately printed and are tightly held by the advertising business. Do you know anything about that? Om K A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Secret Report from early 80's: evidence that Coke/Pepsi were aware of aspartame dangers
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- With malice aforethought... Dave Hartley http://www.asheville-computer.com/dave http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2000/02/27/stinwenws03032.html?999 Top sweetener condemned by secret report Jonathan Leake, Science Editor BRITAIN'S bestselling sweetener was condemned as dangerous and potentially toxic in a report compiled by some of the world's biggest soft drinks manufacturers - who now buy tons of it to add to diet drinks. Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other manufacturers produced the report in the early 1980s before the sweetener, aspartame, had been approved for use in America. It warns that it can affect the workings of the brain, change behaviour and even en-courage users to eat extra carbohydrate, so destroying the point of using diet drinks. The documents were un-earthed last week under freedom of information legislation. It follows a decision by re-searchers at King's College in London to study suspected links between aspartame intake and brain tumours. Britons drink more than 9 billion cans or bottles of pop a year, of which about half contain artificial sweeteners. Aspartame, made by Monsanto and also marketed under the name NutraSweet, is 200 times sweeter than normal sugar and is used in many popular low-calorie foods and drinks. It has been declared safe in a number of studies and has been approved for use in both America and Europe. There has, however, always been concern at its tendency to break down, producing methanol, which is both toxic in its own right and which breaks down further to produce formic acid and formaldehyde. Phenylalanine, another breakdown product of aspartame, is also dangerous to people with phenylketonuria, a common enzyme deficiency. The 30-page aspartame report was drawn up under the auspices of America's National Soft Drinks Association (NSDA), whose governing body at the time included senior Coca-Cola and Pepsi executives. It says: "We object to the approval of aspartame for unrestricted use in soft drinks." It then lists ways in which aspartame was believed directly to affect brain chemistry, including the synthesis of vital neurotransmitters such as serotonin. Other papers obtained with the NSDA documents show the Food and Drug Administration also had misgivings. Despite this, it approved aspartame. Dick Adamson, of the NSDA, said that, in l983, it evaluated the data on aspartame and posed a number of questions. Once they were answered, it no longer had concerns about the safety of aspartame in carbonated drinks. Ben Deutsch, a spokesman for Coca-Cola, referred questions to the NSDA. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
