I totally agree with what Marshall is saying here. I suspect what happened is that the Bob's Red Mill people realized that people were confusing "Baking Soda" (which doesn't have aluminum) with "Baking Powder" (which usually has an aluminum compound in it).
Because people were concerned with aluminum but could not become well enough informed about the issue, they took the easy way out and marked their Baking Soda as having "no aluminum." This gets rid of the confusion for their product, but it makes it look like there is aluminum in everyone else's Baking soda. There is no alumimum in Baking Soda, especially not in Arm-and-Hammer Baking Soda. To say otherwise is perpetuating an urban myth which is basically a lie. Dan (Why can't I write an e-mail without insulting someone?... ;-)) On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Marshall Dudley<[email protected]> wrote: > Karen and Jerry Conrad wrote: >> >> Arm and hammer baking SODA does have aluminum, Bobs red mill baking soda >> does not. just because it doesn't say so doesn't mean it doesn't. Jean is >> correct. Blessings Karen Conrad > > If it contains aluminum, it has to be on the label, and it could not be > called baking soda, since baking soda is the legal name for the chemical > sodium bicarbonate. If they put aluminum in it, they would be in trouble > with the FDA and Trade commission for mislabeling. Here is the response to > an inquiry about this from the company that makes it: > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Thank you for taking the time to contact Church & Dwight Co., Inc. regarding > ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda. > > Your comments are important to us and provide valuable information that > helps us maintain the high level of quality you have come to expect from our > products and services. > > Our baking soda is 100% sodium bicarbonate and does not contain aluminum. > > If you have any questions or concerns in the future, please feel free to > contact our Consumer Relations Department at 1-800-524-1328 between the > hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm ET or visit our corporate web site at: > www.churchdwight.com. > > We value your patronage and trust you will continue to use Church & Dwight > Co., Inc. products with confidence. > > Thank you for choosing Church & Dwight Co., Inc." > ------------------------------------------- > > 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: [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]> > >
