Ajinomoto

A comment on my blog has been left. It's:

"BS. If you want the true facts about aspartame visit snopes.com, aspartame.net, or better yet the full text 2007 Magnuson review

http://www.fte.ugent.be/vlaz/Magnuson2007.pdf.

The latter is conducte by 10 experts in the field.

John E. Garst, Ph.D. (Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology"

Which is lovely - it's a report saying aspartame is safe.

At the end of the 01 September 2007 report it says:

"The identity of the sponsor of this review
was also unknown to peer reviewers and the editor until
acceptance of manuscript. The sponsor was Ajinomoto Company,
Inc."

Who are Ajinomoto Company?

"Ajinomoto of Japan, the world's largest manufacturer of both aspartame and MSG"

http://media.www.dailylobo.com/media/storage/paper344/news/2008/01/24/Opinion/Hawaiian.Aspartame.Bills.Challenge.Corporate.Clout-3166777.shtml

This is where it gets slightly bladerunner

Check out their president:

http://www.ajinomoto.com/message/index.html


Ajinomoto is active in 23 countries and regions worldwide, employing around 24,861 people as of 2004. Yearly revenue stands at US$9.84 billion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinomoto