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Report Your Problems to the FDA

If you or someone you know quits ALL aspartame and gets better… itis VERY important to file a formal complaint.

Best Method

For information on FDA’s MEDLINE and THEIR COMPLAINT FORM visit:
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/report/consumer/consumer.htm and download the form or do it on-line: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch

Alternately, you can use this report form.

MedWatch fax number:(800) 332-0178

Second best

or call (800) 332-1088 and get a postage-paid MedWatch form that will be sent by mail or fax.

Better than nothing

Obtain a simple form from http://www.dorway.com/reprtfrm.html (or http://www.dorway.com/reprtfrm.txt), fill it out and mail it as a *CERTIFIED* letter to the FDA, with a proof-copy to Betty Martini! (addresses on the form)

General Information

If you have a general question about an FDA-regulated product, call toll-free (888) INFO-FDA (888/463-6332).

FDA district office consumer complaint coordinator for your geographic area:

Alabama–(615) 781-5385, ext. 123
Alaska–(425) 483-4949
Arizona–(602) 798-7701
Arkansas–(214) 655-5310, ext. 521
California (Northern)–(510) 337-6741
California (Southern)–(949) 798-7701
Colorado–(303) 236-3044
Connecticut–(781) 279-1675, ext. 188
Delaware–(215) 597-9064
District of Columbia–(410) 962-3593
Florida (Northern)–(407) 475-4717
Florida (Southern)–(305) 526-2800, ext. 916
Georgia–(404) 253-1169
Hawaii–(510) 337-6741
Idaho–(425) 483-4949
Illinois–(312) 353-7840
Indiana–(313) 226-6260, ext. 148
Iowa–(913) 752-2440
Kansas–(913) 752-2440
Kentucky–(513) 679-2700, ext. 124
Louisiana–(504) 240-4511
Maine–(781) 279-1675, ext. 188
Maryland–(410) 962-3593
Massachusetts–(781) 279-1675, ext. 188
Michigan–(313) 226-6260, ext. 148
Minnesota–(612) 334-4100, ext. 184
Mississippi–(504) 240-4511
Missouri–(913) 752-2440
Montana–(425) 483-4949
Nebraska–(913) 752-2440
Nevada–(510) 337-6741
New Hampshire–(781) 279-1675, ext. 188
New Jersey–(973) 526-6017
New Mexico–(303) 236-3044
New York (Northern)–(716) 551-4461, ext. 3171
New York (Southern)–(718) 340-7000, ext. 5725
North Carolina–(404) 253-1169
North Dakota–(612) 334-4100, ext. 184
Ohio–(513) 679-2700, ext. 124
Oklahoma–(214) 655-5310, ext. 521
Oregon–(425) 483-4949
Pennsylvania–(215) 597-9064
Rhode Island–(781) 279-1675, ext. 188
South Carolina–(404) 253-1169
South Dakota–(612) 334-4100, ext. 184
Tennessee–(615) 781-5380, ext. 123
Texas–(214) 655-5310, ext. 521
Utah–(303) 236-3044
Vermont–(781) 279-1675, ext. 188
Virginia–(410) 962-3593
Washington–(425) 483-4949
West Virginia–(410) 962-3593
Wisconsin–(612) 334-4100, ext. 184
Wyoming–(303) 236-3044

Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands–(787) 729-6728

Hazardous household products (including toys, appliances, and chemicals)–Consumer Product Safety Commission, (800)-638-2772

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Purdue Study Links Artificial Sweeteners With Weight Gain

January 22, 2010

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Opting for a diet soft drink over a regular soda may not be the best way to fight obesity, according to new research from Purdue University.
Scientists at Purdue compared weight gain and eating habits in rats whose diets were supplemented with food sweetened with both with sugar and sugar substitutes. Published in Behavioral Neuroscience, [...]

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Another Reason to Say No to Aspartame?

December 18, 2009

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By Tanya A. Crosby
You’ve got it, thanks to one of two recent studies conducted by Julie Lin M.D. and Gary Curhan M.D. of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. The study, titled, Associations of Sweetened beverages with Kidney Function Decline, followed the impact of sweetened drinks on kidney function in [...]

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Which Sweetener to Use?

August 30, 2008

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Courtesy of the Feingold Association of the United States

There’s so much we don’t know about sweeteners, but the Association does have the accumulated experience of many thousands of families. Combining experience with what we do know, here’s a suggested guideline for choosing sweeteners:
Acceptable choices
The following are healthy choices:

Sugar – granulated, confectioner’s, [...]

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Straight Talk About Aspartame

September 16, 2009

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Straight Talk About Aspartame
Is aspartame poisoning an urban myth? Some doctors say so, the FDA says so, and snopes says so. Why would they say it was safe if it wasn’t true?
“Above all else, do no harm.”
Ever hear that phrase? It’s from the Hippocratic Oath. Too bad not all doctors swear in by it any [...]

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Looking for Lies? Just Follow the Money

September 16, 2009

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Sociopath – so⋅ci⋅o⋅path
–noun Psychiatry.
1. a person whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
2. Someone whose social behavior is extremely abnormal. Sociopaths are interested only in their personal needs and desires, without concern for the effects of their behavior on others.
Imagine that Donald Rumsfeld, the former [...]

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Open Letter To European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

November 10, 2009

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By Dr. Betty Martini,D.Hum
To EFSA:
I have sent you, and UK’s Food Standards, evidence that FDA hid studies damning aspartame and then used them to approve the chemical as pivotal studies: I know the aspartame review is next week and I want to make sure all this data is included.
Below is the admission [...]



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