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From: Betty Martini [mailto:Bettym19@mindspring.com]
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Subject: Former FDA Investigator Exposes Aspartame As Deadly Neurotoxin
That Never Should Have Been Approved, Can Republish, Namaste,Vol 6,
Issue 1,UK

TO MY NEIGHBORS OF ALL NATIONS, An Open Statement Concerning The Artificial 
Sweetener, Aspartame by Arthur M. Evangelista, a former FDA Investigator

I am a former investigator who worked with the US Food and Drug 
Administration:  This is what I have to say about Aspartame and the people 
who brought it to our tables.

As a former FDA investigator, I was charged with overseeing two major 
projects for the FDA.  These concerned Pesticides and Chemicals in Foods 
and Illegal Drug Tissue Residues in Animals (including milk related issues).

I worked closely with the sister Federal and State agencies, oversaw 
contracts, I was a co-ordinator and lead investigator on projects involving 
EPA and USDA.  The FDA, in the mid-70's to mid-90's was not a large 
organization, having an annual budget no greater than a medium-sized 
hospital by 1995.

The problems with aspartame include not only the biochemical nature of this 
toxin but also it sheds light on the political nature of the players 
involved.  The changes in regulatory policies and regulations resulting 
from corporate-government ties and the politicians closely associated with 
these ties.

What I can tell you, regarding toxicology, histology and biochemistry, is 
that aspartame is neurotoxic.  Its components easily transcend the 
blood-brain barrier, interfering with normal nerve cell function.  This 
affects the glutathione and calcium mechanisms in place, destroying nerve 
call integrity.  The methanol then breaks down into formaldehyde-formic 
acid components, which denaturizes/mutates the DNA:  a known scientific 
fact.  The subsequent result from this interaction and from isolates of 
genetically modified amino acids, the methanol, is nerve cell necrosis and 
subsequent organ system degradation.

The hypothalamus alone (the major controller for much of the endocrine 
system), is at especially high risk to these effects...thereby, affecting 
many other organ systems.  I have seen first hand the effects on symptoms 
when individuals have abstained from ingesting the artificial sweetener, 
aspartame.  Make no bones about it, aspartame is a major factor in many 
symptomologies due to its effects upon brain chemistry.

ORGANIZED RHETORIC

Coming from a family and relatives of physicians, I know only too well that 
if there was even a chance that something was wrong with a patient, a truly 
committed physician would thoroughly investigate any etiology (or cause) 
regarding an illness (both chronic and sub chronic), rather than retain a 
close-minded approach to the available data.  This just boggles my mind 
when those, who are supposed to know better; choose to adhere to the 
organized rhetoric of industry-backed misinformation, without giving the 
true scientific facts an opportunity to sink in.  At the least, consider 
the possibilities.  I guarantee, the truth will then become self-evident!

The biggest lie told, is one of self-deceit; not to mention, all the people 
made ill and killed in the process of 'ignorant medicine' eg a doctor has 
sold his skills and MD diploma to industrial chemical manufacturers, 
pharmaceutical firms or even to governmental associations!!  Money is 
money...right,Doc?

Prior to the approval of aspartame, the FDA sent two specialized teams to 
G.D. Searle and found a ghastly 95% level of misdirected testing; concealed 
tests, collusion between corporate and their company-funded research; 
inappropriate antemortum issues; withholding of material facts; alterations 
of records:  lying to investigators, lost records, no records; 
falsification of reports, bribery, poor test methodology or design...et al.

FDA investigators Brodsky and Bressler, both seasoned federal 
investigators, each led investigative teams to review Searle's lab 
practices.  These practices at Searle were despicable and should have been 
thrown out.  This is a fact.  The actual report are displayed on 
http://www.dorway.com   Unfortunately, many ethics in the law were also 
violated during this time period, by the various government departments in 
the USA.  This was further corrupted by politicians involved with corporate 
constituents who in turn affected the regulatory process in favour of these 
constituents.  Another name for this, of course, is 'bribery'.

FAVORABLE INFLUENCES

This was nothing less than full-blown collusion.  The 'revolving door' at 
the FDA, is very much a reality.  Former corporate officials, who began 
working for the Food and Drug Administration (and vice versa), were very 
cavalier about issues uncovered at Searle surrounding their drug processing 
and issues involved with aspartame.  Some, with a hidden agenda of promised 
secret money or better jobs, actively hindered the investigation into G. D. 
Searle's laboratory practices.  It is obvious when you see the records and 
numbers and where those jobs were.  These are a matter of public and 
Congressional Record.  Subsequently, many former FDA officials, due to 
their 'favorable influences' with regulatory enforcement and rulings, were 
in fact, rewarded with corporate positions and lucrative incomes, including 
former FDA Commissioner Arthur Hull Hayes, who was about to be brought up 
on ethics and misconduct charges!

The whole process was (is still) rotten throughout.  The various dependent 
research completed on aspartame proves this (in part,a chemical warfare 
agent) is a neurotoxin.  It is unlike any other compound on the 
market.  Each of its three components are toxic.

The only people I have met or communicated with, who have steadfastly 
refused to look at this picture for what it is, have been found to have 
other agendas, other than the truth.  Not even a sceptic, like my brother ( 
a chief microbiologist) could ignore the factual evidence of aspartame's 
neurotoxicity when presented with the evidence.  Being a sceptic is one 
thing, but to deny the evidence, the motives and the pieces of a rather 
complex and sordid puzzle with common denominators, is ludicrous; you would 
have to be braindead.  To still adhere to the narrow focus of the corporate 
spin-doctors and corporate-back rhetoric from federal regulators, means 
that you have clearly chosen to purposefully close your mind to the 
evidence and/o you are operating with a pro-industry (hidden)  agenda.

There is rampant corruption in these processes and it behoves all educated, 
law enforcement and scientific-minded individuals to look at the entire 
picture to piece together one of the biggest travesties in public health 
history.  The common thread which ties everything together is; the strong 
political influences, the monumental amounts of money used to purchase the 
souls of those who have placed greed above common sense, public health and 
the trust of public office.

REMEMBER AGENT ORANGE?

As an investigator, I found this hard to believe at first, that so many 
factors have come together to collude in such a way, to allow aspartame 
into our food supply.  Regardless of how I initially felt about it, the 
evidence is factual ....it happened.  Now we have to do something about it, 
because it is nothing less than MASS MURDER.

Additionally and historically, many recalled products, including FDA 
regulated products, were once thought safe.  DDT was once thought to be 
safe, remember?

History of the regulatory problems, fraud, deceit and scientific corruption 
with various drug products would serve you well to remember here.

Regulatory problems and corruption resulting in mass-illness or deaths with 
various prescription drugs and drug-tissue residues in foods (antibiotics) 
which was known by the FDA since the mid 80's, perpetuating further our 
problems with antibiotic resistant germs.

Remember Agent Orange?  How long did it take the US government to even 
acknowledge that there was a problem with spraying a dioxin compound all 
over the Asian forests during Vietnam?  Monsanto never said a word during 
this period; no chemical manufacturer did.  It was years before the 
veterans, who gave their lives or whose lives were ruined, were even given 
the acknowledgement that there was a problem.  The Gulf War Veterans were 
in the same boat for a while.  Maybe someone will pay attention to their 
plight.

Many policies, I found out, were not made to protect the public health, but 
rather, to provide leverage at appropriation time before Congress and to 
protect the industry and their political government.  This is especially 
true when they were paid for their 'services' by the pharmaceutical or 
chemical industries.  This is what I call 'social cancer'.  Many systems 
for protecting the public health are (were) less than effective...making 
very little difference on public health issues.  Much of it was for 'show' 
and for funding.  It was the folks in Rockville and Washington who made the 
final decisions on how to play most of these issues out.  Unfortunately for 
us, it was not to favor the public health processes.  The entire process 
reeks of political and corporate influence.  Many mainstream media newscats 
and reports have exposed this problem.

SPIN-DOCTORS

There are regulatory or enforcement agencies that have questionably close 
ties with industry, aside from an unethical revolving door.  These ties are 
even illegal in some aspects and compromise an agency's ability to 
regulate.  It compromises not only the integrity of the agency, but the 
information being disseminated, as well.  Everything becomes suspect.  Then 
the spin-doctors are called into action.

THE EVIDENCE IS THERE

So tell me then, why do government agencies support and make policies 
around industrial concerns, like pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing 
firms?  The answer is easy:  Money and/or power!  Why aren't government 
agencies remaining impartial?  Somebody has a little influence, that is why 
and, this influence is not in the public's best interest.  Follow the money 
trail.

The truth has been difficult to come by.  Investigators, lay people, 
teachers, educators, regulators and whistleblowers have, piece by piece, 
put this highly complex puzzle together and now see this issue for what it 
is.  The evidence is there.  Unfortunately, I have found that many 
physicians, including those who can make substantial incomes from treating 
the effects of the neurotoxin aspartame (and other medically 'healable' 
issues) would rather people did not find out about its effects on brain 
chemistry.  Giving doctors the benefit of the doubt, if they do not 
consider aspartame poisoning as a cause for concern or instigator of 
symptoms, they are simply not very good investigators.  Then may be the 
doctor should try carpentry or other non-patient related work.

In truth, doctors have a business.  This is a sub-set of business treatment 
practices that is making money based on the introduction of a poisonous 
product.  I also found out that the large government health association and 
many other so-called health groups, have received substantial money, 
contributions, or stipends from industry regarding their products.

BUSINESS GOES BEFORE PUBLIC HEALTH

This includes certain public health associations - the very people who are 
supposed to be helping the public, who for legal reasons cannot be named 
here, they like many others, diabolically support aspartame and the money 
it has made them.  They are businesses... and business goes before public 
health.  Look at any health association and check out the list of their 
contributors and tell me what you see.

FACTS:

Regarding  aspartame, I have written articles about this substance, they 
explained the processes that allowed aspartame into the marketplace, 
through various reports and information uncovered whilst I was with the 
agency and afterwards, with the help of other investigators and agency 
data.  Much of this information is available for review, you can draw your 
own conclusions.

Open your mind.  Know that the government-corporate issues have shocked us 
before, to our collective dismay.  I urge you to consider all the factors; 
... the political, physiological and regulatory processes which created the 
mistaken and unfortunate acceptance of this toxin in our food supply.  This 
information is not 'what I think' nor how I feel...

...It is a fact, that ASPARTAME SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN APPROVED based on 
the information submitted to the FDA, including the information that was 
not submitted.  It is a fact that politics and those with 'hidden agendas' 
illegally affected the regulatory processes, misused and abused their 
authority, to bring to market this toxic food additive.

If you drink aspartame and have experienced health problems, then cease 
your consumption of it (and its cousin MSG) for 60 days and see if your 
symptoms disappear.  You have nothing to lose.  If you do not follow this 
simple experiment for 60 days, you could lose your life.  Additionally, 
educate yourselves.  It is your body, your health and your life.

BE WISE:

For further information see the following websites:
http://www.dorway.com   Experts on Aspartame, government records, UPI and 
CDC investigations, books by physicians, protest of National Soft Drink 
Assn, Class Action, support groups,Etc.
http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame   Aspartame Toxicity Center
http://www.truthinlabeling.org   MSG
http://www.sunsentpress.com   Books by H. J. Roberts, M.D. including 
Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic, medical text on global plague
http://www.ana-jana.org  Russell Blaylock, M.D.,neurosurgeon, book, 
Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills on aspartame and MSG and his new book on 
how to get well, Health & Nutrition Secrets To Save Your Life.  or 
www.amazon.com

Note from Betty Martini, Founder, Mission Possible Intl (www.dorway.com  - 
770 242-2599), global unpaid volunteer force warning the world off 
aspartame:  Updates:  The European Parliament has voted to re-examine 
aspartame.  They will also examine Stevia which got outlawed for no reason 
except to keep consumers using the toxin aspartame.  There are at least 500 
studies on Stevia  showing safety and you can contact the Stevita Company 
in Dallas, Texas, Oscar Rodes (petro@mindspring.com).  The actual 
consumption by humans without a single report of undesired side effects 
over a long period of time (30 years in Japan, 15 years in Brazil in the 
extract form, and centuries in Paraguay and Brazil on the leaves form) 
demonstrates that the product is safe for its intended use - that is as a 
sweetener.  It is the salvation of diabetics as it helps in the metabolism 
of sugar whereas aspartame can precipitate diabetes, keeps blood sugar out 
of control, destroys the optic nerve, can cause diabetics to go into 
convulsions and even interacts with insulin.  It is particularly pushed on 
diabetics.  It has caused an epidemic of diabetes and obesity, as it is a 
drug that makes you crave carbohydrates so you gain weight.  See protest of 
National Soft Drink Association on www.dorway.com  and Aspartame Makes You 
Fatter by Sandra Cabot, M.D.  Also read Aspartame and Diabetes and 
Hypoglycemia by diabetic specialist H. J. Roberts, M.D.

No drug is safe on the market as long as aspartame exists as it interacts 
with just about every drug used to treat the problems it causes completely 
outlined in a chapter on drug interaction in Aspartame Disease: An Ignored 
Epidemic by Roberts.  One out of four are having drug 
interactions!  Two-thirds of the population in America and 40% of our 
children are using this deadly chemical poison that interacts with drugs 
and as a chemical hypersensitization agent interacts with vaccines, other 
toxins and unsafe additives.

I have filed a Citizens Petition with the FDA based on the fact their 
records show aspartame to be deadly and yet they lie to the public.  They 
have been told not to send their FDA propaganda rag, the FDA Consumer or a 
packet of Federal Registers.  The law requires they answer in six 
months.  It has been 10 months and they have not answered. To read the 
entire Board of Inquiry report of the FDA saying not to approve aspartame 
and the famed Dr. John Olney's paper to the Board of Inquiry telling them 
what would happen to the brains of our children go to 
www.greatfallspro.com  Mission Possible Maine.  They supply special 
equipment to read the original documents.

Please contact Betty Martini, Bettym19@mindspring.com  (770 242-2599) if 
you have suffered brain tumors, seizures or blindness or eye deterioration 
from aspartame for class action.

I leave you with the profound words of James Bowen, M.D., who has Lou 
Gehrigs from aspartame in his paper Aspartame Murders Infants, Violates 
Federal Domestic GEnocide Law:  "Aspartame is sold as NutraSweet, Equal, 
Spoonful, Canderel, Benevia, E951, etc., and is in thousands of foods and 
diet drinks.  At every point in the fertility process aspartame destroys, 
beginning with the gleam in Mom and Pop's eyes.  It ruins female sexual 
response and induces male sexual dysfunction.  Beyond this, aspartame 
disrupts fetal development by aborting it or inducing defects.  And if a 
live child is born aspartame may have heinously damaged the DNA of the 
baby, cursing future generations."

Is NutraSweet a Neurotoxin?  You bet your aspartame!  It's only 
appropriate  use is as a rat killer and to kill fire ants.