MSG and/or Monosodium Glutamate is a food additive that has no positive benefits in our food. It exists simply to allow food manufacturers to use cheaper ingredients of little or no nutritional value.
There are many scientific papers that offer plenty of evidence to suggest that MSG causes significant health risks. Some of those risks include; obesity, diabetes, ADHD, asthma, glaucoma and many other ailments.
Many people suffer from the effects of this harmful chemical. The only effective solution to the problem is to ban the substance from our food with immediate effect.
We urge you to sign our petition.
William Blackman III,
We do not need anything else artificial in our food. We wonder why our food keeps tasting better yet is getting worse for us. This is the reason, food additives.
October Calkins,
The FDA should hold much, much higher standards for us than even the most educated of natural health food nutritionists. These educated people, of this site & the like, should NOT be the minority.... We need a reeducation of the system with health & QUALITY of life at the highest priority.
michael sharpe,
Lets educate people concerning this poison.The FDAshould be ashame of themselves.p.s.kill the kill counter on this page.
regina quadir,
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MSG is very dangerous and is not needed in our food. Currently it is very hard for people to try to avoid MSG because of how it can be hidden in ingredients list. MSG is unnecessary, it should be banned. Thank you.
Neil Rappaport,
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MSG is a very dangerous additive that has caused me serious allergic reactions over the years. Not only do I have to examine every product that I purchase to make sure that it doesn't contain this harmful ingredient, but when I go to any type of restaurant I must ask them if they use any product containing MSG. MSG causes shortness of breath for me and heart palpitations. I must take Benedryl to help with the breathing although there have been time that I have contemplated using my Epipen and going to the hospital. Some restaurants that I have eaten in claim that they do not use MSG in their food, but I have found that they are not aware that some of the products that they use contain MSG. It has come to the point where I am afraid to dine out because of the possibility that the restaurants are unknowingly using MSG in their cooking. MSG SHOULD BE BANNED!!!
Jim,
MSG caused my first problem two years ago - after consuming KFC and later an aftershock drink from Dairy Queen - My heart started racing (175+ bpm), I got as weak as I ever felt - I had to go to the bathroom and everything came out of me. The ambulance came - took me to the hospital - I hat an Atrial Fibrilation and had to be Cardioverted. I've had similar symptoms before but never to that extent - there is nothing good about MSG - I think that all products should clearly state on the front of the label if there is any content of MSG at all!! I'm tired of looking through the ingredients and the food industry is adding new MSG hiders all the time! Let's get this out of our food now!!
John,
The fact of the matter is that MSG is not safe to ingest. As a food additive, it is used in place of more high quality ingredients. MSG has no positive health benefits, and should not be in our food!
Cheryl,
I went to my staff christmas party last night. Something had a lot of MSG in it. Shortly after eating I developed a migrane. Today I still have this as well as my heart feeling like it is pounding out of my chest. I am on a heart medication to slow my heart rate. This chemical MSG should not be in spices or our food. It is proven bad.
Judy Abadi,
America does not need to worry too much about terrorists killing us, we are doing just fine killing ourselves. We must BAN MSG NOW before it is too late
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Over the past few months I have developed extreme sensitivity to MSG- even derivatives such as hydrolized soy protein. My symptoms start with a feeling of malaise, followed by my skin flushing, face red, hives, extreme dehydration, diarrhea (food malabsorbed and feces orange in color), sinus infection- which lasts several days. Please please please get rid of this toxin from our foods. It's been a tough road for me because it's in so many foods- PLEASE BAN IT FROM BEING IN ANY FOOD- ITS POISON!!!!
Mary Waisanen,
I have suffered for years trying to avoid foods with MSG and am finding it harder to find foods free of MSG.
Andrew Torrence,
Msg is also addictive it's one of the worse's drugs ever. you figure if the FDA really cared about our safety, they wouldn't allow this poisonous additive to reach our food or grocery shelves. i say ban it for good, and prosecute those who use it to the full extent of the law.
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MSG is very much a poison. I and many people I know have severe reactions to MSG. I cannot believe it is allowed in so many of our food products.
chris reagin,
Robert Williams,
Monosodium glutamate is a wretched poison. It should be put in same category as mercury! There's clear correlation between increased glutamate in the blood stream and motor neuron diseases..so why is MSG allowed in our diets? You want to fix healthcare and the economy, start at the ground level..OUR FOOD. There are plenty of people who can't afford organic, who have to swallow down a heaping spoonful of pesticides and other toxins because the government has turned a blind eye to our health! Regulate the toxins in our food and save America!
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Sarah Deibert,
I feel like I have the right to know that the food I pay good money for is safe and free of this toxic ingredient. Please ban it now!
Louise Thomson,
Why are we being poisoned? I always have a migraine attack 12 hours after consuming MSG. I am doing my best to avoid it but even after sticking to plain food in restaurants I can suffer from an attack (some places are just not honest). Maybe having a reaction to MSG is a good thing. It may be having a cummulative effect on others and show itself later on in some other form. MSG is everywhere. They are even putting it in Spanish olives! I'll sign a million petitions if I have to.
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Lisa Adams,
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I loathe MSG and am deeply offended that it is added to food products I might accidentally eat. I can't tell you how many headaches I have had, and who know what else, by accidentally consuming MSG. How can I help? Where are you located? Where can we protest?
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This substance MSG makes me so sick for 8-10 hours. I often miss work because of it. It is hidden in so many foods. Please stop MSG.
MARK LARSEN,
Annette Miguez,
A couple of years ago my family and I were tested for food sensitivities. All of us were sensitive to MSG. We immediatly took it out of our diet. I cleaned out my pantry of the foods that had MSG, which was about everything! It's appalling how many foods contain MSG! Now that my body is clean from MSG, I feel so much better. Now I read labels when I'm grocery shopping. If I happen to eat something at a restaurant that has MSG, I feel it within 20-30 minutes. My stomach cramps and I begin to sweat and get headaches. The FDA is controlled by $....not by what's healthy for us!
Kim Rector,
I know a woman who went into premature labor caused by an overdose of salt from the msg at a Chinese food restaurant. She had to be air-evaced and the baby was born with CP. I have lost faith in the FDA to protect us after these past 8 years but hopefully they will do better now.
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It's riduculous that our food supply has to have any chemicals in it. Shame on the FDA and the government. I would like to overthrow the FDA!
Bryan,
MSG is in a ridiculous variety of products. For example Campbell's soup has MSG. Hidden names such as "Enzymes" is in everyday foods such as bread. You wouldn't poison your own child or children would you? Ofcourse not! So why would you allow multi-million and billion dollar food companies? Please sign the petition to Ban MSG in any and all food products. I'll be thankful now. Your children will be thankful later.
Pat Johnson,
Erin,