Molecules: You'd better learn to live with them.
Whenever I mention artificial sweeteners, it seems to rouse a fight about what's safe, what's not, saccharin this, Stevia that. Around the time saccharin was discovered, another sweetener came on the market: dulcin.
I'm not sure how dangerous it is relative to saccharin - it was banned due to putative carcinogenicity, which the warning label touts as one of saccharin's dangers as well. If you take a look at refused FDA imports from China, you can see that some food imports are rejected because of their dulcin content!
I am told the fact that every shipment in that link containing dulcin was also marked "filthy" is coincidental.
A Journal of Chemical Education Article shows how to make your very own dulcin from Tylenol as an undergrad lab experiment. One hopes too many curious students didn't have a taste.
Comments
El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha had a honey named Dulcinea. If she was sweet it was diabetes mellitus.
Posted by: Uncle Al | May 22, 2007 11:33 AM
Just because it's not good enough for China doesn't mean it's not good enough for us! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll get back to my IV-drip of High Fructose Corn Syrup. Mmmmm!
Posted by: Joel Bass | May 22, 2007 2:51 PM
I love how they keep introducing new carcinogens to protect us from the evils of sugar! I'd much rather die from a tumor rotting my insides than a fat ass!
Posted by: lisa | May 22, 2007 10:19 PM
we're all going to die of tumors anyway. Cancer rates are only going up because detection is going higher. It's like saying stop using computers because computer viruses are on the rise. Nobody says stop eating sugar. If you don't want to be a fat ass, then get up and exercise. 5 miles running, thrice a week.
Posted by: Darksyde | May 23, 2007 4:33 AM
Joel.. you watch the colbert report don't you?....High Fructose Corn Syrup
Posted by: Papa Bear | May 23, 2007 11:59 AM