"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
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>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
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>>>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/9/2012 8:33 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>>>>>>> BTW, my cat only eats poultry-based products. He had a blockage
>>>>>>> many
>>>>>>> years ago, so I feed him canned food (and some dried). Exactly what
>>>>>>> he
>>>>>>> will eat is a bit of a moving target. He likes Natural Balance,
>>>>>>> Core,
>>>>>>> and Now! but will suddenly decide he doesn't like something after
>>>>>>> all.
>>>>>>> As far as dried food goes, I try to get samples. If he seems to
>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>> it, I buy a bag... then he frequently will decide not to eat it.
>>>>>>> Arrgh. He did really like one food, so, of course, it was
>>>>>>> discontinued.
>>>>>> I really hate it when a company discontinues a food my cats like. As
>>>>>> for samples, I'm fortunate in that the premium pet food place I buy
>>>>>> from has small packages of samples available for almost anything as
>>>>>> long as it's the dry version.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, it really screws things up if your cat's beloved food is
>>>>> discontinued. And when they change it, it can upset the cat or turn
>>>>> the cat against it. My daughter now says, when we see something that
>>>>> is new and improved, that yeah, it improves/increases folks' incomes.
>>>> I almost always hate it when they improve anything be it a food or a
>>>> health or beauty item. Once in a rare great while there will be an
>>>> actual improvement. Usually not. The worst thing I can think of is
>>>> when they added calcium to Tab. They changed that back in about two
>>>> weeks. Stuff was horrid! Now they messed it up by putting Aspartame.
>>>> Why? We already have diet Coke. Some of us actually liked that bitter
>>>> aftertaste.
>>> And aspartame is widely believed to be very bad for you.
>>
>> No it's not. Some people might believe so. It's not a wide belief by
>> any means!
>
> Well, he who knows everything scientific, has a lot to say on this matter,
> and it's not good.

I don't know who that might be. But I know plenty of people who consume it
and AFAIK it hasn't caused any problems.