An application has been made for enzyme A1136 Protein Glutaminase to approved by FSANZ.  This enzyme is classified as a “processing aid” to improve functionality in baking, noodles, dairy, meat, fish and yeast products.
What does this mean?
If approved this means that manufacturers will be able to use this enzyme on all these categories of food, that manufacturers will have found another way to mislead consumers by getting MSG into our food without having to declare it on our labels.
Why would manufacturers use this?
The manufacturer of this enzyme states that the main reason to approve the use of this enzyme is because it will improve functionality (I’m not sure how).
The enzyme supplier will visit food manufacturers and introduce them to this great new product that has just been approved by the FSANZ. Â They will promise them it is safe (because it is FSANZ approved). Â They will tell them that they can use cheaper ingredients as the enzyme will give the product the flavour profile they are looking for without having to spend money on higher quality ingredients. This will equate to more profit margin. Â It will also mean that consumers crave their products and want to buy them more often (this is what MSG does) so they increase profits again. Â Win win!
When will manufacturers cease these deceptive marketing tactics?
These are our children that are being put at risk for profits! Our children are vulnerable to the effects of MSG. Â They need to be protected. Â We need to protect them. Â We need to stand up for what we believe. Â We need to have our say. Â We need to do all we can before this enzyme is approved for general use in our food.
What impact could this processing aid have on your or your children?
MSG can cause a whole myriad of symptoms that most people don’t associate with ingesting their favourite foods. Â It has tough to make the connection.
Some of the symptoms include:
Brain fogginess
Gastrointestinal ailments (bloating, abdominal pain)
Heart arrhythmia
Heart palpitations
Migraines
Nausea
Behavioural problems
Hyperactivity
Depression
Learning difficulties
Insomnia
This is a dangerous precedent
If this processing aid is approved, this will set a dangerous precedent and will open the door to claiming other additives (such as preservatives) needing to be used as processing aids and hence not declared on the label.
We have a right to know what is in our food
It is our right to know what is in our food and what we put in our bodies, whether it is in the form of a processing aid, enzyme, ingredient, whatever! Â There are thousands and thousands of people that seek to avoid MSG in their food. Â We have a right to make that informed choice and continue to avoid it, no matter what form it comes in.
It is misleading and deceptive. Â This is complete deception at the expense of our health!
We need to put an end to this before it even starts.
We need to put an end to corporate greed and start putting health before profit.
What can you do?
1. Sign the petition showing you disagree with the approval of this enzyme and support the need for regulation to show the free glutamate content of foods on all ingredients.
2. Share this post far and wide to obtain as many signatures as possible
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Can the government please do what is best for everyone and ban use of these products! They are costing us so much in physical and mental health.
They most certainly are! Hopefully with this petition they will see the impact on our children this ingredient is having!
MSG gives me migraines. It is not needed in food.
You might not think it’s a big deal at our end, but misleading the public has very real consequences to kids and people whose systems struggle to process such things. Label clearly and let the consumers know what’s in a product and then decide if they wish to purchase. No more lies or mislabeling products!
We have a right to know what is on our food including “processing aids” 🙂
Totally against this. Don’t let it get approved
Please make sure you share so we can get as many signatures as possible!
Disgusting, food should not make us sick or worse kill us!
Exactly, it should nourish and sustain us!
I say NO to the approval of this enzyme!
Please share so we can get as many signatures as possible 🙂
Disgraceful. We have a right to know everything that goes into our foods
Totally disgraceful, we have a right to know what we are putting into our bodies.
Hiding ingredients in food is a very dangerous practice, and can result in tremendous pain and discomfort – or worse, for the unsuspecting. For those of us who go to the trouble of reading the ingredients to make sure we are safe, I ask that you not decide just how much of something is a problem. You have noidea how much exposure makes us suffer. We do – and that’s why we rely on honesty in the ingredients list.
We need our labels to be transparent so that we can make informed choices and vote with our dollar!
This is absolutely a crime. It has to STOP!!!!!!
It needs to stop NOW! Please sign and share 🙂
Disgraceful = GREED
Yes it needs to be halted before it even begins! Lets share this petition far and wide!
Appalling!!!
It makes my blood boil. Please sign and share 🙂
Just STOP!!!! Share!
We need to stop it before it gets approved.
Health before profits
It is time for this to turn around, it has gone too far!
Surely someone in parliament or anyone with the authority stop and change this will listen to our pleas and do something. PLEASE!
Unfortunately the government believes that only a minority of people are impacted. This is why it is so important that we share this petition and get as many signatures as possible.
Yeah. Let’s wait till it effects someone close to them and see if they feel that the minority don’t matter. ???? signing and sharing
I am allergic to msg and my daughter is to. I have to read labels carefully. A chemical should be named by what it is not a number or by another name to hide in this case a poisonous food enhancer.
Do you not realise just how dangerous this is?
It is our right to know what is in our food so we can make the best choices for ourselves and our children. Don’t take this right away from us.
Stop trying to poison my family!
Consumer pressure to rid the food chain of MSG in the USA has brought about many MSG-free products. Read all labels and throw back suspect products on the shelf. Once retailers take notice, producers will soon feel the pressure.
Couldn’t agree more!
Knowing what is in our food and making an informed choice about what we consume is a basic human right. Do not take this away. Everyone has the right to know what is their food.
Except what they are telling you is incorrect – your body has/needs free glutamates – free glutamates are Not Msg
Hi Kaz, thank you for your comment. Your body knows how to process natural glutamates occurring in food such as tomatoes, mushrooms etc and can regulate the amount of glutamate required by the body.
So how can you possibly be allergic/react to something that is a critical part of your OWN BLOOD and body make up????
The human body and virtually all plants n animals contain free glutamates in and of themselves – msg is MAN MADE do your research becore you post and not just from one source because what theyre claiming is completely incorrect. Your body needs free glutamates for the central nervous system and kidney function free glutamates are NOT Msg
The human body is able to regulate the consumption of natural glutamates. It is difficulty with processed free glutamate (man made, MSG) this causes an excitotoxic effect on the brain. I am satisfied with the research I have conducted. There is a lot of confusion surrounding natural free glutamates and processed free glutamates. Confusion that manufacturers are happy to perpetuate.