Sweetness: Sweetness is a virtue that searches with patience for the good in every person and situation.
--- Ode Coyote <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've seen Stevia products on the shelves as a > sweetener, so maybe the FDA > doesn't have to "approve" ...everything?? > They DIDN'T "approve it" because they have found > no reason to even think > about it. > Now it's worthy OF approval, BECAUSE it wasn't > even considered one way or > the other? > Great logic. > > It's a food and foods don't get regulated unless > there is a good reason > to believe it's harmful. > It's also a natural extract when processed, like > Monosodium Glutamate, > accurately labeled as a natural flavoring. > > You may believe that MSG is harmful, but..it's also > unavoidable. > The question is, how much? > > Food packagers can't claim a product to be "MSG > free" because almost NO > food has no MSG in it, be it a processed food or > completely organic. > They can only claim that no MSG has been added. > > (For the record, any monosodium glutamate, or MSG, > used ["added"] to flavor > food must be declared on the label as such) > This, due to public concern and common reactions to > too much MSG. > > The definition of natural flavorunder the Code of > Federal Regulations is: > the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, > protein hydrolysate, > distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or > enzymolysis, which > contains the flavoring constituents derived from a > spice, fruit or fruit > juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, > herb, bark, bud, root, > leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, > poultry, eggs, dairy > products, or fermentation products thereof, whose > significant function in > food is flavoring rather than > nutritional(21CFR101.22) > > So, you see..Stevia HAS been "approved" > > By the same logic, STOP USING it! > ..it must be bad. > > Ode > > > At 06:14 PM 2/4/2008 -0600, you wrote: > > >Have you tried stevia? This is natural and the FDA > refuses to approve it > >as a sweetener. For me that is a good > recommendation. > > > >If you have a dog, xylitol is toxic, so be careful. > > > >Gene > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.16/1251 - > Release Date: 1/30/2008 > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing > Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: > http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: > [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: > [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are > currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > Regards, Carol Ann ~ The only thing that is different is how you think.. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
