They’ve changed their story again. Since so many consumers have realized that MSG causes adverse reactions, manufacturers have been forced to give up on claiming that MSG is safe to eat. The new story is that MSG is safe to eat when consumed in “normal concentrations.” And it’s not safe for everyone. Maybe it’s not safe for you, the new story says, but it has no effect on the overwhelming majority of people.
As is true of all “MSG-is-safe” propaganda, only vague, safe-sounding terms are used. Today in the United States, “normal concentrations” would be the massive amounts contained in ultra-processed food. All ultra-processed food is loaded with toxic free glutamate, which consumers refer to as MSG. And “the majority of people” is left conveniently undefined.
Check it out. Next time you come across something that says that MSG is safe, look for a smattering of the Glutes signature words and phrases: “controversial,” “bad rap,” “xenophobia,” “racist,” “racism,” “a small subset of people,” “anecdotal reports,” “inadequate evidence,” “much-maligned,” “debunked,” “a bad reputation that it doesn’t deserve.”
What change is coming next? It’s actually an idea that the FDA has been carefully developing for a number of years: use MSG in place of salt (but be sure not to mention the excitotoxic – brain damaging – glutamate in MSG.)
What a way to distract and confuse from the fact that free glutamate (the active component in MSG) is a toxic ingredient.