With petition # FDA-2021-P-0035 filed at the FDA to strip monosodium glutamate (MSG) of its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status, manufacturers who use MSG as their flavor-enhancer of choice might consider switching to \u201cclean label\u201d ingredients such as hydrolyzed proteins or any one of a number of yeasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let there be no confusion. Those clean label products will contain essentially the same excitotoxic free glutamic acid as found in MSG, and will, therefore, contribute not only to the flavor of products but will cause \u201cMSG reactions.\u201d Monosodium glutamate won\u2019t be on the label, but its toxic ingredient will be in those \u201cclean label\u201d products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Statement of Grounds in petition FDA-2021-P-0035 lays out the evidence that documents MSG toxicity, and gives details of the seriously flawed research that glutamate industry agents claim demonstrates that MSG is \u201csafe.\u201d Research that petitioner Samuels calls \u201cflawed to the point of being fraudulent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Petition FDA-2021-P-0035 can be accessed here: https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/document\/FDA-2021-P-0035-0001<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Adrienne Samuels can be contacted at questionsaboutMSG@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n PS Check back later this week to see what a \u201cclean label\u201d looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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