I have and always will avoid products containing MSG, artificial flavor enhancers and preservatives like the plague. In my opinion its a problem on the rise as a result of food processing companies putting profits way ahead of the wellbeing of its consumers. The choice should be left with the consumer, but they have a right to know "through easy to understand product labeling" what harmful chemicals are put in such products and the levels of such chemicals. It could be acceptable for a product to have small levels but the real question here is where that line is crossed between what is acceptable or unacceptable. A clear example is the poison milk scandal in china in 2008 that had around 300,000 victims http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal . I support the labeling of cigarettes with the risk of "respiratory health effects" as a result of direct and indirect smoking and the choice being left with the consumer. Its a shame the same is not being done for other products that have excessively high levels like soda that has between 8% - 13% sugar. On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Laban Mwangi <lmwangi@gmail.com> wrote:
So I came across: http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/saturday/Why+you+should+say+no+to+MSG+/-/12...
which, 5 minutes of wikipedia and google reduces to a pile of ash. Here's a good counter article http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2005/jul/10/foodanddrink.features3
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