Anybody have any knowledge of an artificial sweetner named  "maltitol"?

We just bought some "sugar free" cookies, and find the sweetner is the above
named substance.

(Mandatory CS reference)  However, we are both taking CS and have no side
effects.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: CS>CS Strength


> Waitaminnit!!  What about the toxic effects of "I" as in AgI below, or
> NO3-  for that matter?  How come mom used to paint that stuff (iodine)
> onto our cuts and scrapes??  Could it be someone in Canada wasn't
> thinking too straight??
>
> "[email protected]" wrote:
>
> > Johnny wrote:
> >
> >> Catching up-  Can anyone respond to the factual nature of the
> >> statement here- about silver ions killing organisms in the soil?
> >> Johnny Silverseed- author:
> >> "C/s...@ntibiotic Suprehero"
> >
> > Hi Johnny,
> >
> > The last sentance of this paragraph is what I was refering to.  A link
> > to this report by the Canadian Gov. (B.C.) follows.  Keep in mind the
> > toxic level noted is per kilogram of soil.
> >
> >
> >
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/silver/bcsilver-36.htm#TopOfPag
e
> >
> >
> >
> > Irrigation with 9.8 mg silver/L is toxic to maize and 4.9 mg/L is
> > toxic to lupines (Cooper and Jolly 1970). There was no significant
> > effect on wheat or maize at 460 mg/kg silver as AgI in sandy or loam
> > soil but 640 mg/kg silver as AgI of soil inhibited germination of
> > Engelmann spruce seeds (Klein 1978). Spraying a AgNO3 solution at 9.5
> > mg silver/L caused damage to Cattleya orchids (Beyer 1976) and a
> > decrease was noted in the growth rate of bean plants grown in a
> > nutrient solution containing 9 µg silver as AgNO3 /L. Silver levels in
> > the sediments or soils which exceed 25 to 50 mg silver/kg may have
> > significant effects on the heterotrophic activities of the microbial
> > flora (Sokoland Klein1975).
> >
>
>
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