ASPARTAME IN THE NEWS 2008





The articles posted for previous years have been archived and links are provided to them, by year, at the bottom of this page.


12 May 2008 - Supermarket Bans Aspartame From Own-Label Products

12 May 2008 - UK: Food Standards Cover-Up Of Aspartame Toxicity

09 May 2008 - Corroborating References For Senate Concurrent Resolution 191, Introduced By Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

09 May 2008 - All Substitutes Are Not Equal

09 may 2008 - FDA Probes Suicide Risk In Merck Singulair: Aspartame And Singulair Cases

05 May 2008 - Curtain Fall On The Aspartame Follies

05 May 2008 - Open Letter To Senator David Ige Regarding His Refusal To Set Up Committee Meeting On Hawaii Senate Resolution SCR 191 On Aspartame

05 May 2008 - Letter To Food Standards: Food Additives Could Be As Damaging as Lead in Petrol - Independent

02 May 2008 - Aspartame Studies Before And After Aspartame Manufacturer Funding. (Spiers And Wurtman)

01 May 2008 - Aspartame Press Conference, Hawaii State Capitol, May 1, 2008, 11:00 To Noon, Dr. Bill Deagle

01 May 2008 - Nutrasweet - The History Of This Toxic Chemical And Its Promotion (Part 1)

01 May 2008 - Review Raises Questions Over Aspartame And Brain Health

01 May 2008 - Aspartame And Other Health Frauds

01 May 2008 - Beijing - The Codex Food Additives Committee Meeting

01 May 2008 - New Zealand: Push To Remove Drinks Containing Sugar Substitute From Schools

01 May 2008 - Get Diet Drinks Out Of Our Schools!: Joint Media Release Safe Food Campaign And Soil & Health Association

01 May 2008 - Aspartame Can Mess Up Your Body And Brain

28 Mar 2008 - Aspartame, Can Be Very Dangerous To Your Health!

28 Mar 2008 - Just Like Sugar Now Has A New Label

25 Mar 2008 - Letter To Florida State University Concerning Their Recent Study "Media Perpetuates Unsubstantiated Chemical Imbalance Theory Of Depression"

20 Mar 2008 - Letter To Representative Josh Green, M.D., Labeling Or ban On aspartame

20 Mar 2008 - Poison? You Bet Your Sweet Aspartame!

19 Mar 2008 - Letters Of Testimony For HB2680 & SB2506 (Part IV) Ban Aspartame In Hawaii Senate & House Health Committees - Updated

18 Mar 2008 - Truth About Aspartame [Word Format] (It will open in a new window)

18 Mar 2008 - Resources On Aspartame

14 Mar 2008 - Phoenix Organics Calls On Government Agencies, Coke, To Fund Aspartame Scan [Word format] (It will open in a new window)

13 Mar 2008 - Open letter To Food Safety Authority: Controversial Issues

13 Mar 2008 - Hawaii Senate Resolution On Aspartame By Senator Chun Oakland, House Resolution By Rep. Josh Green, M.D. / Text Of Senate Resolution

13 Mar 2008 - Center For Science And The Public Interest, And MSG

12 Mar 2008 - Ban Aspartame War In Hawaii Continues

11 Mar 2008 - Aloha Aspartame? Unfortunately, Not Yet

11 Mar 2008 - Strong Medicine: Brash Don Rumsfield Tries His Prescription To Turn Searle Around [This is another old article about Rumsfeld and Searle. We thank Lane Shore for finding it, and Annie for putting it in Word. I have spoken to Mr. Moe who was fired. He headed the department that Jerome Bressler was investigating at Seare - Dr. Betty Martini, D. Hum.] [Word format] (It will open in a new window)

11 Mar 2008 - The New FDA: Good Medicine For Drug Firms

11 Mar 2008 - Letter To The Editor At Scoop - New Zealand News Regarding The Article, Calls For Govt To Scrap Forcing Aspartame On Kids

10 Mar 2008 - Washington Post - June 1, 1979 - "Indictment Accuses Drug Testing Firm of Falsifying Results" (More on when FDA tried to have Searle, maker of aspartame, indicted) [The two US Prosecutors who were told to do the investigation for indictment were Sam Skinner and William Conlon who both hired on with the defense team, Sidley & Austin.]

10 Mar 2008 - Washington Post - September 22, 1982 - The Market Is Sweet On Aspartame (Note author's quote: Now, of course, the study will be an open-ended one conducted in the population at large. Participation is voluntary.)

10 Mar 2008 - Probe Asked In Charge That Searle Rigged Test

10 Mar 2008 - FDA Is Urged To Alert Parents On NutraSweet

10 Mar 2008 - Plea For Sweetener

07 Mar 2008 - Methanex: What Is Methanol? - Safe Handling Information [This is from the Methanex company and shows how deadly the free methyl alcohol in aspartame really is. It isn't bound but free. It's also flammable. Notice when it's transported it carries the flammable liquids classification as well as a toxic substance] [PDF Format ] (It will open in a new window)

07 Mar 2008 - Monsanto: A Checkered History

06 Mar 2008 - Diet Sweeteners Can Make You Sick And Fat

05 Mar 2008 - Yes, MSG, The Secret Behind The Savor [Also brings up the fact about aspartame being an excitotoxin near the end of the article]

04 Mar 2008 - 5 Ridiculous Diet Devices

04 Mar 2008 - Artificial Sweeteners Once Again Linked To Weight Gain

03 Mar 2008 - The Case Against Aspartame: What Are The Dangers Of Aspartame? Are They Real?

29 Feb 2008 - Tom Theimer - Stevia Report and Aspartame Information [Used with permission by the author. Originally published on http://www.kitchendoctor.com] [PDF Format] (It will open in a new window)

28 Feb 2008 - Letters Of Testimony For HB2680 & SB2506 (Part IV) Ban Aspartame In Hawaii Senate & House Health Committees - Updated

27 Feb 2008 - Hawaii Senate's Plan To Ban Aspartame 'Deferred': Health Committee Passes The Buck To The FDA

26 Feb 2008 - Letter To Sciele Pharma, Inc., Concerning Allegra ODT With Aspartame

26 Feb 2008 - Health Concerns Warrant The Removal Of Aspartame Products Should Be Removed From Hawaii Marketplace

25 Feb 2008 - Hawaii Senate Aspartame Bill Will Be Heard Monday

22 Feb 2008 - NM Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Sponsor Of Aspartame Bill Writes Support Letter To Hawaii Senate Health

22 Feb 2008 - Bittersweet Alternative: Hawaii Legislature Proposes Aspartame Ban

22 Feb 2008 - Xylitol's Potential Beyond Gum Explored [Now they are going to add aspartame to Xylitol! Note they mention that adding Xylitol minimizes the degradation (adulteration/ breakdown) of aspartame. Everyone knows it's adulterated and against the law and nothing is done about it. Be warned.]

21 Feb 2008 - Letter To The Editor At Telluride Daily News (Telluride, CO) Concerning False Pro-Aspartame Information From Snopes: Aspartame Is An Addictive

21 Feb 2008 - Hawaiian Doctor Kills Anti-Aspartame Bill, Condemning Hawaiian Children To Drink Neurotoxic Sweetener

20 Feb 2008 - "Christian" Home Endangers Seizure Victims

20 Feb 2008 - Hawaii Aspartame Bill Update: Lobbyists Crushing Consumer Protection Law To Ban Nutrasweet

19 Feb 2008 - Phoenix Organics Defends Aspartame Stance - New Zealand (Aspartame Disease Can Mimic Or Precipitate MS)

19 Feb 2008 - Letter From Lady Carol Ann Davies-Joubert To Hawaii Senator David Ige Concerning Aspartame

18 Feb 2008 - The Illinois Shootings: Missing Pieces To Help Solve the Puzzle

18 Feb 2008 - Kevin Trudeau - Stay Away From Aspartame [Word Format] (It will open in a new window)

18 Feb 2008 - Banning The Neurotoxic Carcinogenic Aspartame In Hawaii? Health Director Relies On Ajinomoto Funded Toxicology "Report"

15 Feb 2008 - Hawaii House Health Bill, HB 2680: Banning Aspartame: Political Paralysis

15 Feb 2008 - Hawaii Lawmakers' Plan To Ban Aspartame Turns Sour: Dr. Josh Green And His Health Committee 'Defer' The Bill, Thus Killing The Bill For This Session

15 Feb 2008 - How Sweet It Is: Our Love-Hate Relationship With Sweeteners

15 Feb 2008 - Letters Of Testimony To The Hawaii House Committee On Health Concerning Aspartame - Updated

14 Feb 2008 - Dick Allgire - MSG And Aspartame - A Personal Story

14 Feb 2008 - Artificial Sweeteners Could Be A Diet No-No

13 Feb 2008 - Meat, Diet Soda Linked To Heart Disease: Study (Reuters) - With Additional Information By Dr. Betty Martini

13 Feb 2008 - To Nadia Saleem, Article In Gulf News About Water And Soda Pop

13 Feb 2008 - Too Much Cola Can Cause Kidney Problems

12 Feb 2008 - Update Hawaii, HB 2680, Banning Aspartame: House Health Committee

12 Feb 2008 - Speak Out Against Aspartame

12 Feb 2008 - Banning Aspartame - A Common Sense Precaution [This is by New Mexico Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino]

12 Feb 2008 - Study: Artificial Sweeteners Increase Weight Gain Odds - Fake Sweeteners, Lack Of Calories May Trick Brain

12 Feb 2008 - Caffeine Nation: Diet Coke Addiction - Consumers Spend More Than $21 Billion On Diet Sodas Each Year

12 Feb 2008 - Woman Drinks 12 Diet Cokes A Day - Health Expert Fears Too Much Soda Could Lead To Bone Damage

11 Feb 2008 - Diabetic Study Halted Because Of Deaths! How Many Were On Aspartame/Nutrasweet/Equal? Bill To Ban Aspartame HB2680 Now Before The Hawaii House Health Committee

11 Feb 2008 - Who Filched The Testimonies For Hawaii: B 2680 Bill To Ban Aspartame, Room 329

08 Feb 2008 - To Sabrina Hall, About Her Broadcast On Aspartame: Hawaii

07 Feb 2008 - Aspartame - In Brief

07 Feb 2008 - To All Physicians, Victims And Activists. Please Help Hawaii Ban Aspartame. Letters To Health Committee - (Meets 8:00 AM Friday So Timing Is Urgent)

04 Feb 2008 - Heath Ledger: Was Death Due Too Psycho Drug In Diet Coke And Interaction?

04 Feb 2008 - Harmful Food Additives That Trigger Hyperactive Behaviour In Children Must Be Banned, Say MPs

01 Feb 2008 - FDA Threatened Celestial Tea Company Over Use Of Natural Sweetener Stevia

29 Jan 2008 - To Marcelle Pick: Diet Soda: How Healthy Is It? Response To Her Article Concerning Aspartame

29 Jan 2008 - Response To KHON Fox TV (Hawaii) - Aspartame: Bill Calls For Sugar Substitute Ban

26 Jan 2008 - Meat, Diet Soda Linked To Heart Disease: Study

25 Jan 2008 - Comments on Aspartame (From All Jacked Up Documentary Movie) (Video)

25 Jan 2008 - Lane Shore, Mission Possible Chicago On News Target, Clip, Also All Jacked Up Clip (DVD To Get Junk Food Out Of Schools; Goes Into Aspartame)

24 Jan 2008 - Health Effects Of Aspartame On Diabetics [This articles comes with a video]

23 Jan 2008 - Hawaii Moves To Ban Aspartame (NutraSweet/Equal/E951/Canderel, Etc.)

22 Jan 2008 - Government Chemist Challenges Her Boss At FDA

21 Jan 2008 - Answer To The American Diabetes Association - Propaganda Is Not Appreciated

21 Jan 2008 - Some Of Gregory Gordon's Excellent Articles On The Approval Of Aspartame, Conflicts Of Interest, Revolving Door - All The Political Chicanery To Approve A Chemical Poison

21 Jan 2008 - Skinner Stunned By Loss Of Post [U.S. Attorney Sam Skinner lost his job. He was suppose to indict Searle on aspartame and instead went to work for the defense team] [PDF format] (It will open in a new window)

21 Jan 2008 - Juices Stir For Rumsfield [PDF format] (It will open in a new window)

21 Jan 2008 - Former FDA Commissioner Who Over-Ruled The Board Of Inquiry To Approve Aspartame Suspends Two Who Took Favors [This is one for the books. Hayes resigned while Department of Health & Human Services was investigating his acceptance of gratuities including free rides aboard General Foods jet. Then he accepted a position as senior medical advisor for Searle's public relations firm, Burston Marsteller who represented NutraSweet on a ten year contract at $1,000 per day as a consultant. What a reward for over-ruling the Board of Inquiry of the FDA who had revoked the petition for aspartame approval!] [PDF format] (It will open in a new window)

19 Jan 2008 - Gum Story On Sorbitol Spurs Concerns But Aspartame Causes Disease And Death

18 Jan 2008 - Regarding The Story "A Is For Apple -- And Advice"

18 Jan 2008 - To Miriam Horowitz About Her Article On Sweeteners - 5 Towns/Jewish Times

17 Jan 2008 - Milk Debate On Review List: The Swedish Scientist Appointed To Review New Zealand's Handling Of Food-Safety Matters Is Well Aware Of The Controversy Surrounding A1 And A2 Milk [They will be reviewing information on aspartame as well]

16 Jan 2008 - Reply To Food Standards, Aspartame: Listen To The Outcry: Ban The Poison And Ditch The Propaganda

16 Jan 2008 - Sweet And Savory Patents Help Secure New Flavors [Senomyx patents - Beware]

15 Jan 2008 - FDA-GATE: FDA Destroys Incriminating Records On Aspartame

15 Jan 2008 - To Saks Fifth Avenue: Your Promotion With Nutrisoda Using Splenda, A Chlorocarbon Poison

14 Jan 2008 - Senate Bill No. 2147 To Ban Aspartame Was Approved, Thirteenth Congress Of The Republic Of The Philippines

14 Jan 2008 - Too Much Sugar-Free Gum Linked To Bowel Problems

11 Jan 2008 - Possible Neurologic Effects Of Aspartame

11 Jan 2008 - Article From 1977 When They Asked US Prosecutor Sam Skinner To Investigate Searle Who Made Aspartame For Possible Indictment. Instead He Went To Work For Their Defense Team (It will open in a new window)

08 Jan 2008 - FDA Reports - From 1995 To 1998 - Aspartame

08 Jan 2008 - Aspartame Puts Deadly Methanol In the Blood

07 Jan 2008 - Article On FDA Toxicologist Dr. Jacqueline Verrett Who Testified Against Aspartame Says FDA Not Doing Their Job

07 Jan 2008 - Articles On former FDA Commissioner Jere E. Goyan

07 Jan 2008 - D Is For Ditch The Diet Drinks

07 Jan 2008 - No, It's For Real: Aspartame Causes Cancer

07 Jan 2008 - US Judge Rules Trial Against Splenda False Advertising Claims Can Proceed

03 Jan 2008 - 12 Toxicologists Ask For Ban Of Aspartame [PDF format] (It will open in a new window)

03 Jan 2008 - Dr. William Campbell Douglass On Aspartame


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Aspartame In The News - 2007