Minutus

This is not the first time that this has happened - both Coke and Pepsi have
put Aspartame in the ordinary product.
Pls read on - I brought it up from the end of Betty Martini's email for your
ease of reference.

Please pass it on

Visit www.dorway.com for more info on Aspartame (equal, nutrasweet,
canderel)

Rgds
Soroush

HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

PRESENCE OF UNDECLARED ASPARTAME IN PEPSI BRAND COLA

OTTAWA, February 22, 2002 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is
warning consumers who suffer from phenylketonuria (PKU) disease not to
consume Pepsi brand cola as described below since this product contains
aspartame that is not declared on the label.

The affected product is sold in a 600 ml plastic bottle with a UPC 0 699490
9. This product can be identified by the product codes embossed on the upper
portion of the plastic bottle. The first line of coding appears as 02 MA 13.
The second line of coding begins with OH2037 followed by a series of five
digits that represent the time of manufacturing. Only those codes ending
with 05305 through to 07155 are affected by this recall.

Pepsi Cola Canada Ltd. is voluntarily recalling the product from the
marketplace. This product has been distributed in Ontario only.

The consumption of this product may cause adverse health consequences in
persons suffering from phenylketonuria (PKU) disease. There have been no
reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product. The CFIA
is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information, consumers and industry can phone the Pepsi Consumer
Support line at 1-800-433-2652 or the CFIA at one of the following numbers:
In the province of Quebec 1-800-561-3350; or
In other provinces and territories 1-800-442-2342.

For information on receiving recalls by electronic mail, or for other food
safety facts, visit our web site at
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/cor ... 2e.shtml/e
nglish/toce.shtml>www.inspection.gc.ca.

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Michael Hiscock (English)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Office of Food Safety and Recall
(613) 760-4044 Brian Radey (French)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Office of Food Safety and Recall
(613) 755-3324

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A couple of days ago, I ordered a Pepsi at a local Japanese restaraunt;
probably the last time I drank any Coke or Pepsi was 6 or 7 months ago
(caffeine fix during road-trip)
This recent one positively seemed to have a nasty saccharin-like
after-taste like, & I sort of suspect that they may be using aspartame
clandestinely to save $ by cutting down on corn sweetner (sugar) -I
read the label, & no artificial sweetner was declared.

I wonder if there's any easy way to test..

warm regards,

Dave Hartley www.holistiq.com
San Francisco, CA (415)626-6390 cell(415)424-5644
www.localcomputermart.com/dave

you might try one of the colleges that have some good, graduate lab setups
also, a certified testing lab would be the best.

tanya