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Aspartame Industry Seeks To
Block New Mexico Hearings

By Jackie Jadrnak, Albuquerque Journal Staff Writer 10-6-05
Aspartame And Donald Rumsfeld (Video)

SANTA FE - Gov. Bill Richardson doesn't think the federal government
is doing enough to protect the public from possible dangers of
aspartame.

He said Wednesday that he supports a decision this week by the
Environmental Improvement Board to hold hearings next summer on the
safety of the sugar substitute, commonly known as Equal or NutraSweet.
It is an ingredient in about 6,000 products.

Asked if he is concerned aspartame may be harmful, Richardson
answered, "Yes, from what I've learned." Critics of the sweetener have
claimed it causes cancers and other health problems, despite the fact
that it has been approved as safe in countries around the world.

T. J. Trujillo, Santa Fe attorney for a low calorie products industry
group, said Wednesday he and his clients are still exploring whether
they have any grounds for an immediate appeal to block the hearing. In
the meantime, industry representatives will reach out to New Mexico
government officials and policy advisers, he said. "We want to figure
out their positions and work for a resolution."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for
determining the safety of food additives, approved aspartame in l981.
Richardson said he doesn't want New Mexico to overstep its bounds.

But "I'm not saying we can't do anything about it," he added. Hearings
next July might give some idea of what steps New Mexico should and
could take, he said.

FDA spokeswoman Kimberly Rawlings said officials there are aware of
the New Mexico board's action and are keeping an eye on what happens
next.

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Note From Betty Martini -

People interested in banning aspartame from your state you need to
check on statutes on poisonous substances and adulteration. I would
suspect they are the same in other states and countries. You have a
precedent set. Let's get aspartame off this planet. I think its of
interest that attorneys for Calorie Control Council, the aspartame
industry front group, said they are exploring whether they have
grounds for appeal to block the hearing. Since they push this toxin as
safe, they should embrace this hearing. What are they afraid of?
Perhaps the thousands and thousands of victims who are invited to New
Mexico to testify? Or maybe because now Italian researchers who
declared malignant brain tumors, lymphoma and leukemia after a three
year study have now added kidney cancer among other cancers. They call
aspartame a "multipotential carcinogen".

This goes along with what the FDA's own toxicologist, the late Dr.
Adrian Gross, told Congress. He said aspartame violated the Delaney
Amendment which forbid putting anything in food you know will cause
cancer because without a shadow of a doubt aspartame can cause brain
tumors and brain cancer. However, in original studies it also caused
mammary, ovarian, testicular, pancreatic and thyroid tumors, for
starters!

As we know, the Governor of California has outlawed pop in schools
there. We hope Governor Richardson will now do the same in New Mexico,
including any product with aspartame.

Join the Aspartame Information List on www.wnho.net, click on
aspartame for more information and also www.dorway.com Aspartame
Toxicity Center, www.holisticmed.com/aspartame Also
www.aspartamekills.com

Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum.
Founder, Mission Possible Intl
9270 River Club Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 30097
770 242-2599