OT: bet this happens with energy too.

* news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7367548.stm

<...>

Imagine an extract from a berry that would make sour things taste sweet
and help you lose weight. Then imagine not being allowed to take it.

<...>

Spotting the potential health benefits, and the healthy profits, that
the miracle berry promised, Harvey founded the Miralin Company to grow
the berry in Jamaica and Puerto Rico, extract its active ingredient in
laboratories in Hudson, Massachusetts, and market it across the United
States. At first, Harvey aimed his products at diabetics.

<...>


Legal advice and contact with the FDA had led Harvey to believe that the
extract from the berry would be allowed under the classification
"generally recognised as safe". Having been eaten before meals for
centuries in west Africa, without anecdotal reports of problems, it
could be assumed not to be harmful.

But the FDA decided it would be considered as an additive which required
several years more testing. In the poor economic climate of 1974, this
could not be funded and the company folded.

<...>

"If we had got beyond the diabetic market we could have been a
multi-billion dollar company. We'd have displaced maybe millions of tons
of sugar and lots of artificial sweeteners as well."

<...>

The Food and Drugs Administration also refused to be interviewed and has
indicated that a Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation request to
look at the relevant FDA files will not be considered for a year. Robert
Harvey had requested the same files over 30 years ago.

"We got back the most redacted information I've ever seen from FOI.
Everything was blacked out. There would have been material in the file
that would have embarrassed the FDA, I believe."

<...>


---------------------

Big sugar protected by regulation.
Big banking protected by regulation.
Big oil protected by regulation.

On Apr 29, 12:25 pm, Brent P <tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo . com >
wrote:
> * news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7367548.stm
>
> <...>
>
> Imagine an extract from a berry that would make sour things taste sweet
> and help you lose weight. Then imagine not being allowed to take it.
>
> <...>
>
> Spotting the potential health benefits, and the healthy profits, that
> the miracle berry promised, Harvey founded the Miralin Company to grow
> the berry in Jamaica and Puerto Rico, extract its active ingredient in
> laboratories in Hudson, Massachusetts, and market it across the United
> States. At first, Harvey aimed his products at diabetics.
>
> <...>
>
> Legal advice and contact with the FDA had led Harvey to believe that the
> extract from the berry would be allowed under the classification
> "generally recognised as safe". Having been eaten before meals for
> centuries in west Africa, without anecdotal reports of problems, it
> could be assumed not to be harmful.
>
> But the FDA decided it would be considered as an additive which required
> several years more testing. In the poor economic climate of 1974, this
> could not be funded and the company folded.
>
> <...>
>
> "If we had got beyond the diabetic market we could have been a
> multi-billion dollar company. We'd have displaced maybe millions of tons
> of sugar and lots of artificial sweeteners as well."
>
> <...>
>
> The Food and Drugs Administration also refused to be interviewed and has
> indicated that a Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation request to
> look at the relevant FDA files will not be considered for a year. Robert
> Harvey had requested the same files over 30 years ago.
>
> "We got back the most redacted information I've ever seen from FOI.
> Everything was blacked out. There would have been material in the file
> that would have embarrassed the FDA, I believe."
>
> <...>
>
> ---------------------
>
> Big sugar protected by regulation.
> Big banking protected by regulation.
> Big oil protected by regulation.


A country of the corporations, by the corporations, for the
corporations.


Dave

On Apr 29, 12:41 pm, spamTHIS...@yahoo . com wrote:
> On Apr 29, 12:25 pm, Brent P <tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo . com >
> > Big sugar protected by regulation.
> > Big banking protected by regulation.
> > Big oil protected by regulation.
>
> A country of the corporations, by the corporations, for the
> corporations.

With liberty and justice for the highest bidder.

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:36:52 -0700 (PDT), Darkangel de la Louisiane
<hellion0@gmail . com > wrote:

>On Apr 29, 12:41 pm, spamTHIS...@yahoo . com wrote:
>> On Apr 29, 12:25 pm, Brent P <tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo . com >
>> > Big sugar protected by regulation.
>> > Big banking protected by regulation.
>> > Big oil protected by regulation.
>>
>> A country of the corporations, by the corporations, for the
>> corporations.
>
>With liberty and justice for the highest bidder.

One nation, under the CEO.

--
"The record run in oil prices is related more to
speculation and a weakening dollar than supply
and demand in the market. In terms of fundamentals,
fear of supply reliability is overblown."

--Exxon-Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson

On 2008-04-30, necromancer <55_sux@worldofnecromancer_NO-SPAM_NO-WAY . com > wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:36:52 -0700 (PDT), Darkangel de la Louisiane
><hellion0@gmail . com > wrote:
>
>>On Apr 29, 12:41 pm, spamTHIS...@yahoo . com wrote:
>>> On Apr 29, 12:25 pm, Brent P <tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo . com >
>>> > Big sugar protected by regulation.
>>> > Big banking protected by regulation.
>>> > Big oil protected by regulation.
>>>
>>> A country of the corporations, by the corporations, for the
>>> corporations.
>>
>>With liberty and justice for the highest bidder.
>
> One nation, under the CEO.

One World, under the CEO.

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:27:40 -0500, Brent P
<tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@yahoo . com > wrote:

>On 2008-04-30, necromancer <55_sux@worldofnecromancer_NO-SPAM_NO-WAY . com > wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:36:52 -0700 (PDT), Darkangel de la Louisiane
>><hellion0@gmail . com > wrote:
>>
>>>On Apr 29, 12:41 pm, spamTHIS...@yahoo . com wrote:
>>>> On Apr 29, 12:25 pm, Brent P <tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo . com >
>>>> > Big sugar protected by regulation.
>>>> > Big banking protected by regulation.
>>>> > Big oil protected by regulation.
>>>>
>>>> A country of the corporations, by the corporations, for the
>>>> corporations.
>>>
>>>With liberty and justice for the highest bidder.
>>
>> One nation, under the CEO.
>
>One World, under the CEO.
>
Or one solar syatem, under CEO, given who the current chimp in chief
has been talking up going to Mars....

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work to make our communities and quality
of life a better place"
--Governor George W. Bush