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33. If you read the article, would apply to flavored milk, yogurt, cream....

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 03:47 PM

Feb 2013

and they're claiming it will help fight childhood obesity, since kids don't like milk unless it's flavored.

Right now, nutritive sweeteners (those with calories) are allowed. Using twisted logic, they're claiming using aspartame will be a benefit. Nevermind the fact that it's an artificial chemical, which although not proven to be harmful as of yet, may be. It gets metabolized by the body (broken down into aspartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol) and people with phenylketonuria (PKU) cannot consume it.

I firmly believe our bodies are not meant to metabolize artificial substances of any kind; especially one that, in addition to the gobs of food products it's already in, would now be in milk.

The worst part of this - the industry wants to the FDA to agree they don't have to tell us it's there. Terrifying.

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Dairy Industry Wants to Put Aspartame in Milk [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2013 OP

Oh FUCK no! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #1

Read the article, it is flavored milk AverageMe Feb 2013 #59

Text from the petition asking for this AverageMe Feb 2013 #65

Fine, IF they FIND ANY SAFE AND SUITABLE SWEETENER elleng Feb 2013 #126

It's more than that.....it's products (like yogurt) that parents regularly feed children.... tpsbmam Feb 2013 #101

So does that mean you agree with them or no? nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #119

So what? People should be able to decide whether they will accept aspartame pnwmom Feb 2013 #120

Me too ... I avoid aspartame like the plague OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #134

It's occultism (R) Berlum Feb 2013 #135

It gives me migraines, too, and general extreme joint pain. loudsue Feb 2013 #143

WTF? Marrah_G Feb 2013 #2

Why? Fawke Em Feb 2013 #3

I don't want my milk to taste sweet. I want it the way it is! LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #58

Exactly my point. Fawke Em Feb 2013 #70

It is only for milk that already contains sugar, choc milk, whipped cream, eggnog, etc. uppityperson Feb 2013 #86

Exactly. They want to start offering low calorie diet dairy foods. Xithras Feb 2013 #102

FEW READ BEYOND THE HEADLINE SINCE IT IS ONLY FOR ALREADY SUGARED MILK PRODUCTS uppityperson Feb 2013 #103

BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO CHANGE THE LABEL pnwmom Feb 2013 #122

THEY NEED TO BE ID'D EASILY I AGREE uppityperson Feb 2013 #127

There are several low calorie/glycemic alternatives to aspartame which some people are allergic to. KittyWampus Feb 2013 #130

It still should be labeled, so people who need to avoid aspartame pnwmom Feb 2013 #121

And What would be the reason for this? montanacowboy Feb 2013 #4

My guess for their reasoning kentauros Feb 2013 #14

Jesus christ. I drank milk every day in school because that's all there was! DireStrike Feb 2013 #47

It goes beyond soda machines, though. kentauros Feb 2013 #51

So aspartame is the solution? wow... DireStrike Feb 2013 #109

As I understand the issue with this story kentauros Feb 2013 #114

Why? HappyMe Feb 2013 #5

How awful OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #137

Am I supposed to want my milk "sweetened"? get the red out Feb 2013 #6

K&R for the power of QUESTIONS!!! patrice Feb 2013 #34

Here's a link for comments: let the FDA know what you think Sienna86 Feb 2013 #7

If people posting here really care, let the FDA know your feelings. WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2013 #69

I will, and I do. It's just exhausting at times because it's every day 24/7 of this bullshit. October Feb 2013 #92

Yeah I know, seems like the will of the corporation always wins, WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2013 #95

It does. October Feb 2013 #145

Always looking for new ways to poison us. santamargarita Feb 2013 #8

Really. Can't believe people are 'defending' it with "...it's for already sweetened milks..." October Feb 2013 #91

I'm retired from the airlines after 42 Years in the santamargarita Feb 2013 #100

Really? October Feb 2013 #144

"more easily identity its overall nutritional value" by adding a chemical and not telling us? niyad Feb 2013 #9

Pure doublespeak. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #23

Maybe they need a sweetener grntuscarora Feb 2013 #10

that's what I was thinking... ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #12

I mean really, when you think about it MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #52

WTH for? ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #11

One of the many reasons I bought a VitaMix blender kentauros Feb 2013 #16

Hmmm...wonder if you could make almondmilk ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #17

You can make "ice cream" with the VitaMix kentauros Feb 2013 #20

Now I'm hungry! ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #27

I bought mine new, kentauros Feb 2013 #29

Yea just checked the prices (new) ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #31

Think of it as a lifetime investment. kentauros Feb 2013 #37

I know most people who own them swear by them...health benefits, etc. ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #68

They do help for eating better. kentauros Feb 2013 #72

My Vitamix chervilant Feb 2013 #110

Almond milk chase48 Feb 2013 #42

Yes it would, because you don't "juice" nuts to make milk from them. kentauros Feb 2013 #43

If you want naturally sweeter milk drink organic milk. Leave aspartame OUT of it! JaneyVee Feb 2013 #13

Drank organic milk before switching to nut and soymilks ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #18

Yeah, organic milk is ultra-pasteurized to a higher temp (220f) which releases its natural sugars JaneyVee Feb 2013 #19

Do they mean in regular milk or in those flavored ones? Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #15

If you read the article, would apply to flavored milk, yogurt, cream.... Avalux Feb 2013 #33

That makes a bit more sense but it's still a bad idea, IMO. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #38

Historically, WI has been pretty uptight about milk quality. This will be interesting to watch HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #21

Aspartame makes me dizzy Kolesar Feb 2013 #22

Aspartame is poison. Hell No! Avalux Feb 2013 #24

According to Snopes.com, there is no study that says aspartame is dangerous to humans davidn3600 Feb 2013 #40

Snopes is correct. Avalux Feb 2013 #44

Re. the methanol issue. JohnyCanuck Feb 2013 #61

Thank you, just as I suspected. Avalux Feb 2013 #76

Snopes is absolutely NOT correct. Some people are essentially allergic to that crap and others have KittyWampus Feb 2013 #131

Snopes is correct that no clinical trials have deemed aspartame unsafe. Avalux Feb 2013 #142

Just because OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #138

Milk is for calves, not people veganlush Feb 2013 #25

I tried cow, camel, moose, horse, sheep, and buffalo milk.. One would have to pry that glass of idwiyo Feb 2013 #41

More aspartame side effects revealed - headaches, blurred vision, neurological symptoms and more OhioChick Feb 2013 #26

Natural news is not a legit site MattBaggins Feb 2013 #71

Never heard of the site before OhioChick Feb 2013 #80

There are tons of OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #140

Aspartame was on a list a neurologist gave me of substances to avoid pnwmom Feb 2013 #123

There are a host of issues associated with aspartame. Many subsets of population that must avoid it. KittyWampus Feb 2013 #132

And I want anabolic steroids in my Muscle Milk Ezlivin Feb 2013 #28

Aspartame is a poison that affects protein synthesis by the human body ChromeFoundry Feb 2013 #30

Aspartame: Brought to you by the BFEE. alp227 Feb 2013 #57

Mercola is tin foil woo woo silliness MattBaggins Feb 2013 #73

No,Linus Paulings' critics said his Vit C research was woowoo, he outlived most of them by 30 years. diane in sf Feb 2013 #97

You related to that Baggins over in Environment & Energy who loves nukes??? diane in sf Feb 2013 #98

wow - interesting! BuddhaGirl Feb 2013 #77

Mercola is utter, complete bullshit and should never be cited Codeine Feb 2013 #112

And one is supposed to take your word as valid? ChromeFoundry Feb 2013 #115

I have no dispute with the thesis, merely the source for your info. Codeine Feb 2013 #116

Same goes for J.W. Childs, The Dairy Association, Big Pharma, etc... ChromeFoundry Feb 2013 #118

FIRST-- Why the freak would you had sweetner to milk? SECOND--More importantly what about people diabeticman Feb 2013 #32

They don't appear to have thought this one through, kentauros Feb 2013 #39

Chocolate milk and eggnog. I agree it needs to be clearly id'd for those of us who can not uppityperson Feb 2013 #128

Light & heavy cream, sour cream, yogurt, nonfat dry milk could also have unlabeled aspartame DeschutesRiver Feb 2013 #147

If I were an entreprenur I would go into the almond-milk business. That's all I ever use AND it's patrice Feb 2013 #35

HIGH calcium + very very low fat. patrice Feb 2013 #36

I did not know about that. A couple of questions. randome Feb 2013 #46

It is more expensive. kentauros Feb 2013 #64

I'm a creature of habit, so I usually only go to the closest grocery store. patrice Feb 2013 #99

No. woo me with science Feb 2013 #45

I used to be able to buy yogurt sweetened with aspartame. Silver Swan Feb 2013 #48

Pick your poison... IthinkThereforeIAM Feb 2013 #84

I buy my yogurt plain LWolf Feb 2013 #107

Other than chocolate milk Hayabusa Feb 2013 #49

Stevia chase48 Feb 2013 #50

If you drink diet sodas as I did, really read my above post chase48 Feb 2013 #56

i'm a convert to stevia too shanti Feb 2013 #129

FWIW, it's also illegal to put stevia in milk. Xithras Feb 2013 #104

Backwards logic, to be sure. LWolf Feb 2013 #108

Why? geardaddy Feb 2013 #53

Yet another reason to use almond milk. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #54

Because you think this means aspartame milk would be the only kind of of cow's milk available? Silent3 Feb 2013 #62

Of course not, Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #111

Why on earth? Because milk isn't toxic enough? Why not stevia, if they have to put something in? nt valerief Feb 2013 #55

Why are people acting like the plan here is to secretly add aspartame to all milk? Silent3 Feb 2013 #60

Maybe it's the "not change the label" grntuscarora Feb 2013 #67

Fair enough. My bad. I'd read a different article yesterday and assumed this one to be the same. Silent3 Feb 2013 #75

Actually, it's "Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch" Avalux Feb 2013 #83

Why are people acting like the plan here is to secretly add aspartame to all milk? AlbertCat Feb 2013 #96

So this is for Diet Chocolate? Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #63

Diet Lard? kentauros Feb 2013 #66

Or a touch of Anthrax? Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #74

You might have to issue a Black Flag for that... kentauros Feb 2013 #78

That sounds like a bug report. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #81

And that bug is vicious, kentauros Feb 2013 #82

Not the other one... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #89

Okay, I can't go any further than that! kentauros Feb 2013 #90

Gourmet Diet Lard Berlum Feb 2013 #136

British lard, no less. kentauros Feb 2013 #139

I love how every time they want to fuck with food & not tell people on the label, it's because Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #79

It's such nonsense RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #125

Why haven't all soft drinks switched to Splenda? Taverner Feb 2013 #85

Rhineheitsgebot SCVDem Feb 2013 #87

Big Dairy is as twisted as all of Big Ag, Big Chem & Big Genetically Mutant Berlum Feb 2013 #88

Aspartame, unlabeled, in chocolate milk, would mean havoc for those who are sensitive to the stuff. PDJane Feb 2013 #93

That headline is very misleading. ManiacJoe Feb 2013 #94

BOOOOOOO! grasswire Feb 2013 #105

What a stupid idea!!! Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2013 #106

Liquid pumped out of animal tits on an industrial scale Codeine Feb 2013 #113

Since aspartame has ZERO nutritional value Canuckistanian Feb 2013 #117

Fine, but why can't they properly label it? RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #124

What about horsemeat? Heywood J Feb 2013 #133

I lived in the UK for ten years OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #141

Aspartame is totally safe and I have no problem w/ dairies adding it to milk Nevernose Feb 2013 #146