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[Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD]

Colleagues, has anyone heard anything about safety concerns with 
Splenda? This is the first I've heard. Would appreciate any data. 
        - Kathrynne

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Citizens for Health held a press conference at the National Press Club
today. We announced the filing of our Citizen Petition with the FDA
demanding the proper labeling and rigorous scrutiny of sucralose
(Splenda)
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=102633794&url_num=1&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/Citizens/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3306>Click 

here to call for a Public Hearing so the truth can be told.
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=102633794&url_num=2&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/Citizens/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3306>

Sucralose is a highly processed chemical sweetener factory-manufactured
with chlorine in McIntosh, Alabama, that was approved by the FDA in
April 1998 despite serious potential health concerns. In addition to the
fact that not a single human clinical study has been done on the
finished product (Splenda) despite hundreds of consumer health
complaints posted on the Web, consumption of Splenda poses a risk to
people (especially pregnant women) who have galactosemia (or the genetic
trait for this disorder).

Send a letter today
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=102633794&url_num=3&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/Citizens/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3306> 

asking your Congressperson to support Citizens for Health and their
constituents (you, your family and your community!) on this by demanding
that the FDA either revoke its approval of sucralose or immediately call
a Public Hearing to give voice to consumer health concerns relating to
Splenda/sucralose.

Send a letter to your Congressperson today!
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=102633794&url_num=4&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/Citizens/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3306>
  Here are the facts:

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       The FDA's review of Splenda® (sucralose) was not rigorous and the
       Agency’s approval of this synthetic sweetener should be revoked.
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       FDA has no reliable way to track adverse health events related to
       Splenda.
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       The FDA should ask the Inspector General of the Department of
       Health and Human Services to launch an investigation into the
       FDA’s own approval of sucralose.
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       The science provided to the FDA revealed several serious concerns
       about the product.
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       Splenda’s advertising slogan “Made from sugar, so it tastes like
       sugar” has led consumers into believing it is natural.
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       The FDA should initiate a full-scale public-health investigation
       in and around McIntosh, Alabama, where Splenda is manufactured.
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       The FDA should order the marketers of Splenda to immediately
       remove the “Suitable for people with diabetes” slogan from its
       packaging and marketing materials.
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       The FDA should order that all sucralose- and Splenda-containing
       products bear a galactosemia warning.

  Please take a few minutes to demand an airing of the truth. Click here
to take action
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=102633794&url_num=5&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/Citizens/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3306>