Just to add one more thing: A few months ago I called up a Bob's Red Mill rep and she told me that she didn't think Arm & Hammer (their "competitor") contained any aluminum! She didn't know why Bob's Red Mill brand states specifically "no aluminum" since (as Marshall pointed out) sodium bicarbonate by definition doesn't contain aluminum (otherwise, it would be called something else).
Steve, you are quite correct unfortunately, that people can get really nasty and devious when trying to sell something. Nenah Nenah Sylver, PhD author: The Rife Handbook of Frequency Therapy (2009), now available in HARDCOVER & The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy <http://www.nenahsylver.com> www.nenahsylver.com _____ From: Steve G [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Where to find pure sodium bicarbonate This reminded me about the marketing of tunafish that I had read about years ago. I forget the names of the companies involved. But one company almost put it's competitors out of business by advertising that THEIR tuna is guaranteed not to turn red in the can. Turns out that there are naturally two different colors of tuna.... reddish flesh and whitish flesh. This was an extremely effective campaign since consumers immediately assumed something was wrong with the darker tuna and stopped buying those brands. It got so bad that the government stepped in to put an end to the shenanigans. Now, in modern times, the Red Mill folks are proudly proclaiming that THEIR baking soda has NO aluminum. No doubt this is an accurate statement. But it SUGGESTS that other brands do have aluminum and are hiding it. What's the truth? I don't know, but if A & H says there isn't any, I'm taking them at their word. I have no reason to think that it would be otherwise. Steve G.
