Aspartame, also known as NutraSweet, is currently in 6000 food products and in over 500 pharmaceutical preparations, despite over three dozen peer-reviewed scientific studies outlining its toxicity. Most recently, a study was published in the November, 2005 issue of the journal "Environmental Health Perspectives," demonstrating that rats consuming aspartame had a higher incidence of tumors, leukemia, lymphoma, and other cancers. In light of this evidence, legislation has been introduced in New Mexico that would ban aspartame. Introduced in the state Senate by Albuquerque Democratic Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino as Senate Bill 250, and in the state House by Gallup Navajo Democratic Representative Irvin Harrison as House Bill 202, the measure draws upon statutes that allow the state to regulate poisonous and deleterious food additives in the interest of public health. A successful bill of this type could set a powerful precedent for the whole country. In order for this bill to take the next step, an Executive Message must be given by Governor Bill Richardson.
Take Action: Support legislation banning aspartame: http://www.organicconsumers.org/aspartame1.cfm
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