Five Controversial Food Additives

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  Posted By: tomatoman @ 05/17/2008 3:23:18 PM

  Unbelievable!! I was very interested in reading this, but the first "scientific" article discusses sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate as though they're the same thing. No point in reading any further. Either the "scientists" don't have a clue what they're talking about or they have some other agenda. There's more nitrite in your lettuce than your hot dog, and you could blow up a bridge with nitrate.

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  Posted By: tomatoman @ 05/17/2008 3:18:04 PM

  Unbelievable!! You're talking about 2 entirely different things when you talk about sodium nitrite, and sodium nitrate. You start off with sodium nitrite, and then talk about sodium nitrate in the same paragraph, as though it's the same thing. There's an enormous difference between the two. There's more nitrite in your lettuce than in your hot dog, and you can blow up a bridge with nitrate. The rest of your "scientific data" may be more or less accurate, but if you're starting off with that much confusion, I don't trust a word that follows.

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  Posted By: nrsrcht @ 03/15/2008 1:11:31 PM

  I wish the addition of MSG was among the additives that are listed. Many people are have reactions to MSG ranging from migraine headaches to anaphylactic responses. The listing of MSG is often hidden in the listing of MSG. Hydrolyzed vegetable protein and others. I would like to see a label on every product that says "contains MSG" or "contains no MSG."