Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 by The Truth in Labeling Campaign20 questions, part one: How much do you really know about MSG? MSG is manufactured using genetically modified bacteria. In what state does that happen? Iowa Ohio Kansas Illinois Georgia None Who was the first researcher to warn of the dangers of eating MSG? Spencer Kerr Olney Filer Stegink None What was the name of the person who supervised the MSG-toxicity studies that used toxic amino acids known to cause the same reactions as MSG? Simon Stephenson Filer Taylor Ebert None What university took part in the last industry-run study of the toxicity of MSG? Hint: the study was completed after the use of toxic amino acids in placebos was made public. Medical College of Virginia Northwestern George Washington University Yale Rutgers None What was the name of the book written by Dr. George Schwartz that disclosed the fact that the toxic ingredient in MSG is manufactured free glutamic acid? In Bad Taste: the MSG Syndrome Crime and Punishment Inside the FDA Smoke Screen Excitotoxins: the Taste that Kills None In what year was the study revealing that there is D-glutamate in MSG published? 1968 1988 1991 1994 1995 None Dr. Steve L. Taylor, Ph.D., represented the interest of the glutamate industry for years without acknowledging the relationship. With what school was he affiliated? University of Nebraska George Washington Tufts Arizona State Stanford None What is the second excitotoxic -- brain damaging -- amino acid, in addition to glutamic acid, found in quantity in processed food? Domoic acid Malic acid Aspartic acid Linoleic acid Folic acid None What FDA Commissioner reported on four studies that allegedly demonstrated that MSG is harmless, with two of those studies non-existent and the other two incomplete? Kessler Ley Young Hamburg Hahn None What was the year of that Commissioner’s testimony? 1969 1988 1995 2010 2020 None Time's up