In Hawaii stevia is regarded as a sacred plant and as such usage is protected by law. =z= The novelist, journalist and psychologist Michael Zangari http://zangarijournalism.com
----- Original Message ---- From: Marshall Dudley <mdud...@king-cart.com> To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2008 11:14:02 AM Subject: Re: CS>Non-nutrative sweetner Ode Coyote 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" Not according to the FDA. This from the FDA website ( http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/1999/699_sugar.html ) Another product, stevia, is derived from a South American shrub. Though it can impart a sweet taste to foods, it cannot be sold as a sweetener because FDA considers it an unapproved food additive. "The safety of stevia has been questioned by published studies," says Martha Peiperl, a consumer safety officer in FDA's Office of Premarket Approval. "And no one has ever provided FDA with adequate evidence that the substance is safe." Under provisions of 1994 legislation, however, stevia can be sold as a "dietary supplement," though it cannot be promoted as a sweetener. Apparently a 3,000 year history of people using it as a sweetner without any problems is not sufficient evidence that it is not deadly. That is as it stands today. Marshall -- 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: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
