Word: monosodium
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...dispute over monosodium glutamate (MSG) is more complicated. Although it occurs naturally in some foods, especially mushrooms, sugar beets and green peas, it is not essential to life. Yet preparations of a seaweed have been used for thousands of years to lend savor to bland food and give it a "meaty" taste. Japanese chemists discovered in 1908 that an active ingredient of the seaweed is MSG. Not only many Americans but some Orientals as well suffer a sensitivity reaction to MSG-sold in the U.S. under the trade name Ac'cent-and virtually all such sensitive people will react...
Nader was the first to accuse baby-food manufacturers of imperiling the health of infants by using monosodium glutamate, a taste
...Food and Drug Administration last week announced its intention to review at least four food additives, including monosodium glutamate, which previously had been classified "Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS...
Representatives of the three baby food manufacturers. H. J. Heinz. Beechnut, and Gerber, were critical of the publicity given the substance. Daniel F. Gerber, chief executive officer of Gerber Products Company, expressed doubt that monosodium glutamate had any potential harm for people, or that Dr. Olney's research was applicable to humans...
...representative of H. J. Heinz Company said his firm planned to discontinue use of monosodium glutamate "in full confidence that industry practice will be vindicated...