We now have confirmation of the concern that outsiders may try to poison U.S. citizens through our food supply.
The deadly terrorist group al-Qaeda may be plotting to poison U.S. food in the salad bars and buffets of hotels and restaurants, according to U.S. intelligence report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police on Tuesday.
The plot entails the hiding of either ricin or cyanide in the food at a number of locations in order to create panic and have an adverse effect on the U.S. food industry and economy.
The terrorists hope that Americans will eat the poisoned food and would become severely ill and eventually die. Sources at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who issued the warning, stated that it takes only tiny quantities of either ricin or cyanide to kill.¹
However, we've been slowly poisoning ourselves for decades with the myriad of artificial ingredients in our food. As we continue to use food for fuel, our food prices will continue to increase, and manufacturers will seek ways to reduce their costs. Welcome to the world of artificial sweeteners!
Everyone wants to indulge a sweet tooth at this festive time of year, without suffering the inevitable consequences of weight gain. But, be aware of the hidden (not listed on ingredient labels) dangers of Neotame sweetener in almost everything consumed by humans, and now even in feed for livestock raised for human consumption.
In 1998, Monsanto applied for FDA approval for a monster molecule, "based on the aspartame formula" with one critical addition: 3-dimethylbutyl [listed on EPA's most hazardous chemical list]. Neotame is touted as being 13,000 times sweeter than sugar.
On July 5, 2002 - Monsanto's Neotame molecule was approved by the USFDA over formally registered objections of the Aspartame Consumer Safety Network and others. (Long term effects on humans are unknown.) Read the full release on The Aspartame Consumer Safety Network.
The food labeling requirements required for aspartame have now been dropped for Neotame, and no one is clear why this was allowed to happen. Neotame has been ruled acceptable, and without being included on the list of ingredients, for:
- USDA Certified Organic food items.
- Certified Kosher products with the official letter k inside the circle on labels.
Ever ready to give the public what it craves - guilt-free, low calorie treats that taste as good as sugar, is the multi billion dollar sweetener industry. The sugar industry pales by comparison, in the profit generating arena. Fake sugars, in the form of Aspartame and now the Aspartame super clone, Neotame, give 'foodies' and fitness fanatics false hope and the empty promise that all can 'have our cake and eat it, too.' Not necessarily so.
Controversy has swirled around the artificial sweetener, Aspartame, now also known as AminoSweet, since its FDA approval in 1982. Virtually all corporate sponsored scientific studies show aspartame to be perfectly safe. Virtually all independently done studies show just the opposite. In the lab, Aspartame was shown to cause the following forms of cancers: brain tumors, pancreatic tumors, breast tumors and uterine tumors. Five deaths are registered with FDA. In more recent tests, leukemia, lymphoma and kidney cancers were discovered as well.²
This article goes on to explain how Neotame under the name of "Sweetos" is now being used to sweeten livestock feed. Why? Because it is cheaper than molasses which has skyrocketed in price due to it being used in the production of alcohol. So, no matter how careful you are at reading labels, you may still be exposed to it through meats that you purchase.
Yes, we do need to be concerned about outside threats to poison our food supply. We need to take those threats seriously and prevent them from being carried out. However, we also need to scrutinize the ingredients of the foods we eat daily and realize that the manufacturers are willingly and legally poisoning our food supply while we happily buy and consume their tasty morsels.
¹Source: Al-Qaeda plot to poison U.S. food supply uncovered by feds
²Source: Neotame - Hidden Danger in Holiday Food Supply
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When I see things like this, I'm amazed to think that people, especially those in the public eye, think that they can do something like this without anyone else finding out about it. According to Gawker, Congressman Lee lied to the wrong person. Once the woman Congressman Lee contacted on Craigslist realized that he lied about his age, occupation, and marital status, she forwarded their emails to Gawker. This has put the brakes on this man's career, and I suspect has caused problems in his marriage even though the article claims that they are "happily married."
We've all sat at the restaurant table with the container of various types of sweeteners: white, sugar; pink, saccharin; yellow, Nutrasweet, blue, Equal. We've all done it—reached for the packet we want based on color and poured it into our drink without even paying much attention to the label on the packet.
