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Lest there be any further confusion (WAS: Hurricanes andflank steak)
On 9/6/2016 1:20 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 10:03:06 AM UTC-10, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 9/6/2016 12:54 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
>>> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>> On 9/6/2016 12:03 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
>>>>> notbob wrote:
>>>>>> On 2016-09-06, cshenk > wrote:
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>>>>>>> It became popular to blame MSG in the late 90's.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ?????
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The "Chinese restaurant syndrome" was around and common way back in
>>>>>> the 60s. By the 90s, MSG had been declared "generally recognized as
>>>>>> safe" (GRAS), much like GMOs are, today. (as if.....) 8|
>>>>>>
>>>>>> nb
>>>>>
>>>>> .That Won-Ton Soup Headache.: The Chinese Restaurant Syndrome, MSG and
>>>>> the Making of American Food, 1968.1980
>>>>>
>>>>> Ian Mosby*
>>>>>
>>>>> *Department of History, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. E-mail:
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>>>>> Soc Hist Med first published online February 2, 2009 doi:10.1093/shm/hkn098
>>>>>
>>>>> [Reprinted without permission (sue me!)]
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I stopped reading after it was stated it was the result of racism. Is
>>>> there a summary beyond that from this article? Maybe that MSG has
>>>> caused a world full of gluten intolerance?
>>>
>>> It sounds like you don't like the racism theory. Why not?
>>>
>>>
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>> It is fine by me, but it didn't need to be repeated over and over, and I
>> just want the facts, Jack. Fine, racism/fear of another culture/the
>> unknown led people to allege MSG is a problem OK, then stop. Now the
>> facts as to MSG itself.
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> The facts is that MSG has been in use as a seasoning for almost 100 years. It is regarded as safe to eat. Nobody was ever been killed/harmed by Chow Fun or his brother Look.
>
I know that - I was referring to the deficiencies of the article.
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