|
Glutamate news
Dr Jon Bell of the UK Food Standards Agency
responds to the Daily Express
MSG worries unfounded says food organisation
Concern has recently been expressed by readers
and journalists at the Daily Express about the effects of monosodium
glutamate (MSG) on eyesight.
The Japanese study on MSG fed rats 20g of MSG
per 100g of feed, an amount that would never be used in cooking – MSG is only
used at maximum proportions of 0.1g per 100g for food flavouring.
The Food Standards Agency regularly checks the
amounts of all types of food additives eaten by UK consumers to make sure they
remain within safe limits. If problems are found, we take action.
Dr Jon Bell
Head of Food Safety
Food Standards Agency
London
Source: Daily Express, 30 October 2002
Back to the News Archive
|
