They\u2019ve changed their story again.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 The new story is that MSG is safe to eat when consumed in \u201cnormal concentrations.\u201d\u00a0 And it\u2019s not safe for everyone.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s not safe for you, the new story says, but it has no effect on the overwhelming majority of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As is true of all \u201cMSG-is-safe\u201d propaganda, only vague, safe-sounding terms are used. Today in the United States, \u201cnormal concentrations\u201d 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 \u201cthe majority of people\u201d is left conveniently undefined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check it out.\u00a0 Next time you come across something that says that MSG is safe, look for a smattering of the Glutes signature words and phrases: \u201ccontroversial,\u201d \u201cbad rap,\u201d \u201cxenophobia,\u201d \u201cracist,\u201d \u201cracism,\u201d \u201ca small subset of people,\u201d \u201canecdotal reports,\u201d\u00a0\u201cinadequate evidence,\u201d \u201cmuch-maligned,\u201d \u201cdebunked,\u201d \u201ca bad reputation that it doesn\u2019t deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What change is coming next?\u00a0 It\u2019s 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 \u2013 brain damaging \u2013 glutamate in MSG.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What a way to distract and confuse from the fact that free glutamate (the active component in MSG) is a toxic ingredient.
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