All UK Citizens in talk.politics.libertarian
A food additive is any substance not commonly regarded or used as
food, which is added to food at any stage to affect its keeping
quality, texture, consistency etc. Food additives in use today can be
divided roughly into three main types: cosmetics, preservatives and
processing aids, totaling presently about 3,794 different additives,
of which over 3,640 are used purely as cosmetics, 63 as preservatives
and 91 as processing aids.
The growth in the use of food additives has increased enormously in
the past 30 years. Therefore it has been estimated that as today about
75% of the Western diet is made up of various processed foods, each
person is now consuming an average 8-10 lbs of food additives per
year, with some possibly eating considerably more .
In the UK, modern day eating habits has led to an increase of 368% in
the number of laboratory experiments conducted on animals for food
additives, sweeteners and health supplements. In fact, food products
already being used by consumers are being tested on animals.
These tests cannot be for safety purposes when they involve natural
ingredients such as cabbage and raspberry juice. Also, the health
benefits of these foods are well known and little more useful
knowledge can be gained this way.
The UK government must know how the British people feel about this.
Early Day Motion (EDM) 4 calls on the Government to back the British
Union for the Abolition of Vivisection's call to stop granting
licences for experiments on animals for the purpose of testing food
additives.
If you want your MP to sign this EDM or further information visit the
Protecting Animals in Democracy website
http://www.vote4animals.org.uk/
Thank You
T. Gallett, London, England
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