The last few articles the National Taoism Examiner (NTE) has focused on Monsanto’s dangerous assault on the world’s food supply by forcing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and GM food onto most of the world’s dinner tables. In one form or another, unless you purchase and eat only organic food, you are probably consuming GM food. Even if you are very strict with food purchases there is still a very good chance that your clothing, furniture, toiletries etc… are made with GMO.

This realization has led to mass protests around the world from informed and concerned citizens, and has caused several countries to ban GM seeds and food, even Bhutan has declared that it’s agriculture is close to being 100% organic.

You would think that with mounting protests and pressure from consumers that Monsanto and other companies actively involved in the GMO movement would begin to listen to the concerns, and perhaps even modify their activities. Well, a major company and benefactor of GMO did come out recently with an announcement for the world:

“NutraSweet, a formerly Monsanto owned company, has developed a new version of Aspartame, called Neotame. It’s 3,000 times sweeter than table sugar and about 30 times sweeter than Aspartame…Neotame is used to sweeten commercially-processed foods, but it is not required to be listed on package labels of non-certified organic foods. (Natural Awakenings Magazine, July 2013)”

That’s right folks, the same company that brought you the chemical sweetener which has been linked to such wonderful things as: brain cancer, brain tumors, brain lesions, memory loss, nerve cancer and others (search the internet for Aspartame dangers), has not only created a new chemical that is 30x’s stronger but is also already in use!

So you see, these companies are listening to your concerns and they are responding as well…with even more potent and dangerous chemicals. Keep in mind that Aspartame is now in over 6,000 products both diet and “regular”. The next time you drink soda, eat those cookies, chew gum or eat and drink almost any food that is not organic, then chances are you are consuming Aspartame, or now Neotame, and there is nothing TAME about it! It is time for consumers to become educated/informed regarding their food and to start choosing better options. It is clear with this recent announcement that companies like NutraSweet do not care about the harm their products may cause.

You can no longer blindly accept that the mega food companies have your best interest in mind, in fact, it appears the opposite assumption is more accurate, that they are actively creating ingredients that will harm us!

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