In addition to all the MSG derivatives (including hydrolized vegetable protein), which are waste vegetable materials that are boiled in hydrochloric acid, the food industry is also including so called functional fibers. These fibers can be extracted from more than 36,000 plants. It would be impossible to diagnose an allergic reaction back to any of them, which have names you would not recognize as well as trade names to keep you from identifying them. Functional fibers are being used by the food industry to treat our colons, yet these people are not in the medical profession.

In additon to functional fibers, live bacteria (referred to as probiotics, a made up name), molds and fungi are being added to pet foods, and probably human food as well. Pets are experiencing many health problems for this very reason. All the while this same industry wants its probiotics to be accepted as alternative drug treatments for colon and immune problems. That would make them drugs! Do we want that in our food supply? The food industry appears to have enough problems with visiable contamination, yet they are willing to put in bacteria that can multiply and go unseen!

Many additives, including HVP, may be coming from China. This risk could be even greater than the Melamine disaster of 2007.

In order to avoid all the soy in foods, I make everything from scratch. Many people do not realize that soy is in everything, including mayonnaise, salad dressing, breads, and baked goods. They include it in the list of ingredients, but few food companies make a big deal of it by including a stand alone statement that says “THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS SOY”. Soy affects the thyroid and the food chain is likely responsible for many health problems that are now on the rise. One of my cats had a seizure on two occasions after eating Starkist Chunk Light Tuna in Water.

Starkist Tuna in water used to be Tuna, water, and salt. Now it is Tuna, water, vegetable broth and salt. But look below and you will see that the product states: Contains: Fish
Soybeans

Additives have proven to be bad for the health of humans and pets. They are not just ingredients, but an entire industry. The only way to stop them is to reject them. Eat whole foods.

Food METH is NOT a MYTH!

Fast food is so addictive, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS “HIDDEN MSG” (monosodium glutamate), the ‘METH’ of the Processed Food Industry!

SEE: http://www.TruthInLabeling.org ‘/HiddenSources.html’
for 25 plus Names used for “HIDDEN MSG.” You will never guess their names!

The “HIDDEN MSG” has clever names! The MSG is hiding right under the public’s noses. MSG (an ‘excitotoxin’) only purpose in food, is to make you eat more and more and more and….

‘Truthinlabeling.org’ lists the huge number of names for the “HIDDEN MSG,” so you won’t be fooled any more !!!!

For example, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) is made by boiling junk vegetables in vats of sulfuric acid and then doused with caustic soda. –Sounds like the making of METH!–

But HVP is “only one” of the new FOOD METHs. It was recently, recalled by the FDA for salmonella contamination.

“Citric acid”, made from “CORN and BLACK MOLD,” is another clever name.

Everyone thinks it is made from citrus. LOL

Try a few more names on for size: CARRAGEENAN, Natural Flavors, Spices, Malted Barley, Autolyzed Yeast, Enzyme Modified, etc….

“HIDDEN MSG” is in Baby formula, sauces, dips, garden burgers, chili, etc.

I lost 12 pounds immediately after I eliminated food with “HIDDEN MSG!”

And I ask you, “Would you knowingly consume MSG or feed it to your BABY?”

Most would answer, “Absolutely NOT!”

I hate to tell you, but you are eating it if you are eating FAST FOOD! or Processed Foods!

Stan (posting above) hit the nail on the head: the FDA is not there to help us. They help themselves and Big Business – a mutually beneficial arrangement, I’m sure.

Wise up, people. Help yourselves because the government isn’t going to do it for you.

plus, hvp is in ALL kinds of stuff. so get off your high horse, eh?

Lack of accountability.

Apparent lack of any fine to the company.

The cost this company has presented to the FDA and all customer’s affected by the recall.

The incredible vulnerability, reach and cost of such a centralized and processed food industry. A company’s moral poverty since the shareholders bottom line prevales over the customer’s health. And our population’s poverty (in time, skills, motivation, value systems) that allows centralized processed food industries to thrive while farmers struggle.

That this much effort and expense is put into something that – as far as we know — has not caused any illness. And so little effort/expense is put into fixing the big picture.