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Date Posted: 12:57:04 09/24/02 Tue
Author: Russ Bianchi
Subject: Maltitol

Maltitol is a polyol/alcohol distilled reduced calorie
sweetener that is PROVEN to be cancer causing atlow to moderate ingestion levels and was DENIED GRAS (Generally
Recognized As Safe) status by the US FDA in 1994 in a petition from Towa Chenical of Japan. Maltitol cannot be self affirmed GRAS or GRAS after being DENIED by the FDA!

Affirmations by Polyol Producers, or bought lobbying/publicist groups for them, suggesting there is no maximum limit for consumption of maltitol on a daily basis are BOGUS! As little 1 gram per day in infants, children, pregnant women, hypoglycemics, diabetics, seniors, and many other health compromised categories is enough to cause severe gastro intestinal distress.

After the DENIAL of GRAS status by the US FDA on Maltitol, the polyols producers tried to float out affirmations from Joint Expert Food Safety Panels of the UN and WHO (1997 & 1998, after emerging under their self exiled rock, that maltitol was just fine for human comsumption, but these international panels are NOT the legal regulatory bodies in the USA (FDA is), Canada (Health Canada is) and EU (MAFF is). We invite the polyol producers to try to consume 100 grams per day of any polyol themselves, let alone this 'so called' expert panel they tout; no human stomach can tolerate 100+ grams of polyols without big time toilet time.

Affirmations that Maltitol is OK for preventing dental caries as an argument for food or beverage are also BOGUS, folks chewing gum, mouth wash, breath mints, toothpaste, etc., are under COSMETIC law in the USA, not Code of Federal Regulation standards for food or beverage consumption.

Recently, the polyol crowd has been up to their old tricks by suggesting polyols, being reduced calorie, are ideal for high protein and low refined carbohydrate diet and product regiment. Not only is this false, but how many repeat customers are you going to have on a brand that causes severe gastro intenstinal distress, mineral and vitamin depletion and cancer? Why not just put a Skull & Cross Bones on your front panel?

The polyol guys are also suggesting maltitol is good for confectionery and in partucluar real chocolate manufacture or coatings. In point of fact, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association lobbied successfully to eliminate polyols from the definitional standard of 'real chocolate' in the USA, per CFR, because of the legal liability factor
over the denial of 'cancer causing' highly laxative Maltitol
being connected to wholesome real 'chocolate', to say nothing about consumer class action law suits.

By the way, there are MUCH more lower cost, much more safe or GRAS, functional for temperature and bulking formulation
methodologies, for 'no sugar added' claims currently legally available in the USA, Canada and the EU than the low sweetening factor, laxative and cancer causing options like Maltitol and polyols.

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at 888-477-6644 in North America or direct at 831-477-1344 or via e-mail at: info@adepthq.com Our company is a for hire global food, beverage and pharmaceutical formulation corporation. Our web site is: www.ift.org & scroll to the 'classified section' under Adept Solutions, Inc., in Scientific & Information Services.

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maltitol -- james yount, 04:26:22 11/16/03 Sun