{"id":1268,"date":"2020-10-20T15:27:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T15:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2020-10-20T15:27:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T15:27:57","slug":"dont-be-conned-by-this-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/20\/dont-be-conned-by-this-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t be conned by this MISinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are some links to the ultimate in misinformation about monosodium glutamate, glutamate, and umami. Be sure to take note of what organizations are publishing these pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): \u201cQuestions and Answers on MSG\u201d<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/food-additives-petitions\/questions-and-answers-monosodium-glutamate-msg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/food-additives-petitions\/questions-and-answers-monosodium-glutamate-msg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Institutes of Health: \u201cThe Safety Evaluation of Monosodium Glutamate\u201d<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/10736380\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/10736380<br><\/a><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">NOTE: This article is in no way related to the National Institutes of Health. It was written by two glutamate-industry agents.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>European Food Information Council: \u201cFacts on MSG\u201d<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eufic.org\/en\/food-today\/article\/the-facts-on-monosodium-glutamate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.eufic.org\/en\/food-today\/article\/the-facts-on-monosodium-glutamate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International Food Information Council (IFIC): \u201cMonosodium Glutamate (MSG): From A to Umami\u201d<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/foodinsight.org\/monosodium-glutamate-msg-from-a-to-umami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/foodinsight.org\/monosodium-glutamate-msg-from-a-to-umami<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IFIC: \u201cGlutamate and Monosodium Glutamate: Examining the Myths\u201d<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/foodinsight.org\/2017-food-and-health-survey-a-healthy-perspective-understanding-american-food-values-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/foodinsight.org\/2017-food-and-health-survey-a-healthy-perspective-understanding-american-food-values-2<\/a><br><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">NOTE: The title of the article does not correspond to the link given. MSGdish has given us a bad link.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSGfacts.com<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/msgfacts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/msgfacts.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSGdish YouTube Channel<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MSGdishes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MSGdishes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSGdish.com Vlogs<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/msgdish.com\/category\/videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/msgdish.com\/category\/videos\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8 Tips for Using MSG in Cooking and in Recipes<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/msgdish.com\/msgincookingandrecipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/msgdish.com\/msgincookingandrecipes\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Glutamate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>International Glutamate Information Service (IGIS)<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/glutamate.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/glutamate.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Glutamate.com and the \u201cMSG Reaction Challenge\u201d<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/glutamate.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/glutamate.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Umami<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Umami Information Center (UIC)<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umamiinfo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.umamiinfo.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wikipedia on Umami<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umami<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International Food Information Council (IFIC): \u201cThe Fifth Taste: Discovering Umami\u201d<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/foodinsight.org\/2017-food-and-health-survey-a-healthy-perspective-understanding-american-food-values-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/foodinsight.org\/2017-food-and-health-survey-a-healthy-perspective-understanding-american-food-values-2<\/a><br><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">NOTE: MSGdish has given us another bad link.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Segment on The Today Show about Umami<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/food\/recipes-fifth-taste-umami-1D80356635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.today.com\/food\/recipes-fifth-taste-umami-1D80356635<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSGinfo.com: \u201cUmami \u2013 The 5th Taste\u201d<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msginfo.com\/about_taste_umami.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.msginfo.com\/about_taste_umami.asp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chefs Explain Umami, That Fifth Taste We Can\u2019t Get Enough Of<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/msgdish.com\/chefs-explain-umami-taste\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/msgdish.com\/chefs-explain-umami-taste\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>If you have questions or comments, we\u2019d love to hear from you. If you have hints for others on how to avoid exposure to MfG, send them along, too, and we\u2019ll put them up on\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Truth-in-Labeling-Campaign-114093959577\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. Or you can reach us at questionsaboutmsg@gmail.com and follow us on\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/truthlabeling\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Twitter @truthlabeling<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some links to the ultimate in misinformation about monosodium glutamate, glutamate, and umami. Be sure to take note of what organizations are publishing these pages. MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): \u201cQuestions and Answers on MSG\u201dhttps:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/food-additives-petitions\/questions-and-answers-monosodium-glutamate-msg National Institutes of Health: \u201cThe Safety Evaluation of Monosodium Glutamate\u201dhttps:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/10736380NOTE: This article is in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/20\/dont-be-conned-by-this-misinformation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Don&#8217;t be conned by this MISinformation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16,249,4,37],"class_list":["post-1268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-glutamate","tag-misinformation","tag-msg","tag-umami"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1268"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1278,"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268\/revisions\/1278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}