Aspartame now called Aminosweet

[Nansrus]

I have been concerned about this additive for many years. So I have not just jumped on the anti band wagon.

It does cause many minor health problems and that is a fact.

Did you know the Japanese company that manufacturers it tried to sue Asda for millions because they took it out of their healthy range.Asda won but the company has appealed.

Anyway I know with this government there is no way it will be banned. But I do ask you to sign a petition I have on the number 10 petition website regarding this.

It has been banned by the EU in children's products since 1989. EU Directive 94/35/EC. As we take on board all other EU directives, why not this one?

Yet here we have it in Calpol to name but one thing. And you try getting the sugar Calpol!

It is necessary to get at least 500 signatures before they will even consider doing anything .

petitions.number10.gov.uk/Banasp/

Not sure if this is in the right place. Might be best to approach MN about the best place to put it so that more people read it and sign. Perhaps, non-member requests with a title that indicates that there's a petition? Also a live link to the petition page would be useful.

I almost didn't read it, because I already knew about the name change to Aminosweet and thought it was just a 'heads-up' about the name change for people who hadn't heard.

Anyway, dh and I have both signed, as it is a subject we both feel strongly about, so much so that we do keep a stock of the calpol that contains sugar rather than sweeteners.

I'm sure there must be others who would be interested.

Good luck.

Sainsbury's seem to always stock the sugar version of Calpol if anyone is interested.

I'm happy to sign as I started a threadabout this last week. Perhaps I can link to the petition on my thread too as I do keep bumping it? would you mind?

Yes thanks for your advice. Yes please do put a link.Can I change the heading . Forgive a newbie.

No you can't change it I don't think. I will link that petition to my thread, thanks.

Nansru

It does cause many minor health problems and that is a fact.

What evidence is there for this other than nutty websites?

Did you know the Japanese company that manufacturers it tried to sue Asda for millions because they took it out of their healthy range. Asda won but the company has appealed.

That's not true. Asda launched a marketing campain by saying they were removing 'hidden nasties' from their 'Good for You' range. Ajinomoto objected to having their product labeled as 'nasty'.

Anyway I know with this government there is no way it will be banned. But I do ask you to sign a petition I have on the number 10 petition website regarding this. It has been banned by the EU in children's products since 1989. EU Directive 94/35/EC. As we take on board all other EU directives, why not this one? Yet here we have it in Calpol to name but one thing. And you try getting the sugar Calpol! It is necessary to get at least 500 signatures before they will even consider doing anything .

Your petition is pointless because the UK already upholds Directive 94/35 which bans all artifical sweeteners from children's foodstuffs not from children's products. Calpol is not a foodstuff so can contain sweeteners.

The ban on sweetners in children's foodstuffs is not to protect children from any supposed toxicity, but to prevent the introduction of nonsensical products like low-calorie baby foods.

Swm, why the vitriol?

If you don't want to sign the petition and feel it is pointless, fair enough, move along.

Nansrus has already said she is a newbie and I don't think there is any need for a such a vitriolic post aimed at her first ever post on MN.

If you have information that we/she doesn't ie that the UK already upholds the relevant directive, why not point this out in a less confrontational way?

Sheesh, its no wonder we've been getting such a bad press of late.

Thanks for sticking up for me moosemama! You are a star!

I think their user name says it all.

I have had health problems with the product so stopped using it 15 years ago.
My grown up daughter stopped using it after she kept getting migraines.

But the irony is as I have said on the petition you are giving a child a product with it in when they are at their most vunerable.

Yet the person claims,( does he work at the ministry of food), they have banned it in children's foodstuffs.

Well thanks for that tip off I shall now start looking at every child food products with a much keener eye.And wow betide any product that has it in it!Thanks you have spurred me on to greater things.

Why use something chemical/artificial when you can just use sugar? Ah yes money.

I think their user name says it all.

I have found out that it is only banned for children's food products for children under the age of 3.

I think it is perfectly reasonable for swm to correct some of your statements/give alternative explainations.

As for 'the name says it all' - that is really rude.

I've bought the kids flavoured water and just by chance i read the ingredients. I found it was listed in the ingredients and didnt let my kids have it.

I didnt expect them to put it in kids drinks but there it was.

Yes , please be aware it is everywhere.Link to petition.

petitions.number10.gov.uk/Banasp/

But flavoured water is not aimed at children, it's aimed at the general population.
My Mum used to drink it until I finally got through to her. She doesn't like water though, so it's quite difficult.

I say thank goodness to the lady (sorry forgot her name,may have been Joyce Butler) about 30 years ago that campaigned and made sure we had a list of ingredients on our foods. Before then you didn't have a clue what they put in your food.

Another thing about aspartame/aminosweet whatever they want to call it.
It is 200 times sweeter than sugar , therefore they use a tiny amount, but it gives you more of an appetite for sweet things.
At one time you were fairly safe if you avoided all sugar- free products, but I think the manufacturers have cottoned on to that one.

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