I wish I could grow a tomato! :o)
On Feb 24, 10:36 am, xi <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes. I wish we could be smart enough to pick the best of all times. I > miss veggies and fruit from land. > > :) > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi > > On Feb 24, 12:31 am, Mercury <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I wish I would have been born in the 1700's! Everything would be > > natural! > > > On Feb 23, 5:07 pm, "Sumerian.." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > FDA bans natural sweetner just to convince Rumsfeld who is getting a > > > commision from sales of Asparatum. > > > > Stevia is natural and Japan in addition to 10 more countries consumes it > > > even with Coca Cola. so what is special about USA? > > > S1000+ > > > =============http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia > > > JAPAN: > > > In the early 1970s, Japan began cultivating stevia as an alternative to > > > artificial sweeteners such as cyclamate and saccharin, which are > > > suspected carcinogens. > > > > SE ASIA: > > > Today, stevia is cultivated and used in food elsewhere in east Asia, > > > including in ChinaKorea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia. It can also be > > > found in Saint Kitts and Nevis, in parts of South America (Brazil, > > > Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay) > > > (since 1984), > > > > USA: > > > > In 1991, at the request of an anonymous complaint, the United States Food > > > and Drug Administration > > > (FDA) labeled stevia as an "unsafe food additive" and restricted its > > > import. The FDA's stated reason was "toxicological information on > > > stevia is inadequate to demonstrate its safety."[50] > > > This ruling was controversial, as stevia proponents pointed out that > > > this designation violated the FDA's own guidelines under which any > > > natural substance used prior to 1958 with no reported adverse effects > > > should be generally recognized as safe (GRAS). > > > Stevia occurs naturally, requiring no patent > > > to produce it. As a consequence, since the import ban in 1991, > > > marketers and consumers of stevia have shared a belief that the FDA > > > acted in response to industry pressure. > > > ( 1991: Bush in power) > > > > ======= > > > S1000+ > > > =======- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
