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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 320358" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I think we need to remember that this is yet another pendulum that society swings. We went from no warnings to some to way too many. this pendulum effect means that before too much longer we will start swinging the other way.</p><p></p><p>I appreciate some of the warnings. Back in the early 70s I knew I was allergic to MSG. I had the hardest time finding if it was in my food. In the 80's more foods were labelled and now most items in the grocery will tell you. Restaurants are the tricky thing.</p><p></p><p>When it came into the height of it's popularity MSG was used as a fruit preserver. It kept lettuce from browning for days. A restaurant I worked with had a big (2 gallon size) bin of it up on a top shelf. It was labelled to use on lettuce. Had a scoop in it. Some newbie ran across it and got it out to ask about it. Another newbie went to chop lettuce, saw it and put 2 huge scoops in the bin of lettuce. I was about 20 feet away when he dumped it in - per the instructions on the bin. I got immediately sick - had to grap a trash can as I ran to the restroom. Several other people did also. We were getting ready for the dinner rush and lost 3 of the 4 cooks needed for a slow day. </p><p></p><p>That bin had been up there, untouched, for at least five years. It was put there because no one knew how to dispose of it properly. </p><p></p><p>It explained why some salad bars used to give me migraines, including the one in my dorm at college. </p><p></p><p>Now even chinese restaurants say No "ADDED" MSG. Many of the foods and sauces they buy have MSG. They cannot control it. Just saying no added msg brings in business. I can eat at ONE chinese restaurant I know. They make everything fresh. No premade eggrolls, or dumplings or chicken. I give up on all other chinese restaurants. It jsut isn't worth the headache.</p><p></p><p>MSG labels I Like. I think, as bad as peanut allergies are, that those labels are needed. I think letting your child play with a plastic bag means you are too stupid to survive. The warning on the bag is only useful if a person actually reads and understands it.</p><p></p><p>I remember in high school I went to a rival college for a convention. A friend bought some fruit rollups at a store there. We had a good laugh because the plastic on the rollup had directions to remove it before eating. The rollup another friend brought from home had no rollup. We joked that it was because people at that university were dumb. </p><p></p><p>Sooner or later the pendulum will swing.</p><p></p><p>As for allergies to pets, everytime my bro came home he had to readjust to my cats. They made him miserable the first few days. Then he was fine.</p><p></p><p>Many of the things kids now react to, sadly, happen because they are in daycare. Daycares don't have mudpuddles, or they teach kids to stay out of them. Instead of a sandbox there is a raised sand and water table. </p><p></p><p>I like the Mrs. frizzle way of the world. Get Messy. Make Mistakes. Learn something!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 320358, member: 1233"] I think we need to remember that this is yet another pendulum that society swings. We went from no warnings to some to way too many. this pendulum effect means that before too much longer we will start swinging the other way. I appreciate some of the warnings. Back in the early 70s I knew I was allergic to MSG. I had the hardest time finding if it was in my food. In the 80's more foods were labelled and now most items in the grocery will tell you. Restaurants are the tricky thing. When it came into the height of it's popularity MSG was used as a fruit preserver. It kept lettuce from browning for days. A restaurant I worked with had a big (2 gallon size) bin of it up on a top shelf. It was labelled to use on lettuce. Had a scoop in it. Some newbie ran across it and got it out to ask about it. Another newbie went to chop lettuce, saw it and put 2 huge scoops in the bin of lettuce. I was about 20 feet away when he dumped it in - per the instructions on the bin. I got immediately sick - had to grap a trash can as I ran to the restroom. Several other people did also. We were getting ready for the dinner rush and lost 3 of the 4 cooks needed for a slow day. That bin had been up there, untouched, for at least five years. It was put there because no one knew how to dispose of it properly. It explained why some salad bars used to give me migraines, including the one in my dorm at college. Now even chinese restaurants say No "ADDED" MSG. Many of the foods and sauces they buy have MSG. They cannot control it. Just saying no added msg brings in business. I can eat at ONE chinese restaurant I know. They make everything fresh. No premade eggrolls, or dumplings or chicken. I give up on all other chinese restaurants. It jsut isn't worth the headache. MSG labels I Like. I think, as bad as peanut allergies are, that those labels are needed. I think letting your child play with a plastic bag means you are too stupid to survive. The warning on the bag is only useful if a person actually reads and understands it. I remember in high school I went to a rival college for a convention. A friend bought some fruit rollups at a store there. We had a good laugh because the plastic on the rollup had directions to remove it before eating. The rollup another friend brought from home had no rollup. We joked that it was because people at that university were dumb. Sooner or later the pendulum will swing. As for allergies to pets, everytime my bro came home he had to readjust to my cats. They made him miserable the first few days. Then he was fine. Many of the things kids now react to, sadly, happen because they are in daycare. Daycares don't have mudpuddles, or they teach kids to stay out of them. Instead of a sandbox there is a raised sand and water table. I like the Mrs. frizzle way of the world. Get Messy. Make Mistakes. Learn something!! [/QUOTE]
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