SHAME ON THE FDA (Food & Drug Administration)

Shame on the FDA (Fools & Dummies Administration) for allowing the use of Xanthan Gum in so many food products. And for claiming that Neotame (an artificial sweetener) is safe.

It is a known fact that Xanthan Gum can cause NEC (Necrotizing Enterocolitis). The only thing they did, was to inform the food industry to not use Xanthan gum on baby food and infant formulas, after 14 infants required surgery, and 7 of them died.
Adults are more tolerant of Xanthan gum. However, in older adults, and those of us who have sensitive intestines, it can cause symptoms like IBS, IBD, and other intestinal disorders. Because Xanthan gum can kill epithelial cells in the intestine and can cause intestinal leakage (bacteria from the intestines can leak into the blood and/or into the abdominal cavity), causing infections and inflammation in other areas of our body.

And Neotame has a similar effect on older adults and persons with sensitive intestines.
A recent (2024) medical study proved that Neotame can cause epithelial cell damage and disruption of the intestinal epithelial monolayer.

REFERENCES:

Link to news of the babies that died:
https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(12)00363-0/abstract

Link to Neotame Medical Study (in PDF format):
Neotame_Study

And here is a link to the study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078302/

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