European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 03, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes Friday june 3, 1977 modern Medicine permit soc Chorin u5e of eos but with warning tag Landers by Michael j. Halberstam  food and drug administration Fra May have bitten off More than it Wanchew in moving to ban saccharin the Only artificial sweetener allowed on the Market at present. Its passing u it occurs will be mourned by millions of americans who collectively consume More than five million pounds of saccharin yearly most of it in die soft drinks. In recent years artificial by climate sweeteners. Red Dye no. 2, red Dye no. 4. Mercury Laden fish and cranberries have been indicted on various counts for endangering the Public s health. Some of these substances have been reinstated while others such As food colors and Cycle match remain banished from the american diet the Fra moved to take saccharin off the Market Early in March after the Canadian government conducted tests showing that nigh doses of saccharin caused cancerous bladder tutors and other Adverse effects i rats. Under the 1958 Delaney clause of the Federal food drug and cosmetic act the Fra is required to prohibit the use in food of any substance shown to cause cancer in test animals or  governments right to enforce Stan Dards of purity in food and drink offered tothe Public has deep historical roots. In 1201, King John of England proclaimed in that country s first food Law that bread could not be adulterated with ground peas or  Laws Nave progressed and prolife rated considerably since that time an while i generally support them i feel very Little enthusiasm for the present plans Totake saccharin off the Market. The Canadian test dose was so High that a human being would have to drink eight 12-ounce diet sodas daily for a lifetime to consume a amount of Saccharine equivalent to that administered to the test , saccharin has never been proved harmful to humans yet other sub stances known to be injurious to health cigarettes in particular remain available to Consumers. Saccharin was first developed in 1879 a Johns Hopkins University by a scientist who while investigating another chemical noticed a Sweet taste in his food and on his hands. Yet he had washed thoroughly after leaving the Laboratory. The source of the sweetness turned out to be saccharin chemical 350 times sweeter than sugar. Canners started using saccharin As an artificial sweetener around 1906, the same year Congress passed the food and drug act which prohibited interstate Commerce of mis branded and adulterated food drinks and drugs. Use of saccharin steadily increased especially during world War ii. When sugar was. Rationed. In 1851, the first Long term study of saccharin revealed no harmful effects in Laboratory animals. Because saccharin con sumption increased sharply during the 1960s, along with the popularity of diet soft drinks the Fra in 1967 asked the National Academy of sciences to reevaluate the safety of saccharin and by climate. In january 1972, the Fra removed Sac charin from a 1st of food additives generally recognized As Safe and ordered further tests to determine 1 whether saccharin or some other substance caused the tutors and 2 whether the tutors were cancerous. The recent Canadian tests which Fra scientist monitored provided the first conclusive Evi Dence that saccharin does cause cancer i animals. A major reason americans have relied upon saccharin for so Many years is weight control and that is Why people will miss , i do not believe saccharin has been particularly effective As a weight control agent. It is a Crutch that As columnist Art Buchwald says alleviates the guilt we Al share when we have a Large dinner with a big gooey  theye risk. If any from saccharin is so Small and so poorly demonstrated that i fee lit should remain available but with a warn ing Label that it May be hazardous to  the least saccharin should be sold As a prescription drug for diabetics and other who must for medical reasons limit their sugar intake. It new York tiny wet Art Buchwald Washington As if we did t have enough to worry about i Washington it is now rumoured that the sans Souci restaurant is no longer the in restaurant since the Carter crowd arrived in  nation s two leading newspapers. Women s Wear daily and the National enquirer have both reported that the sans Souci is out and Acarter appointee would t be found dead there. This came As a terrible blow to the elite clientele who eat lunch there every Day. Those of us who have been dining through live administrations have always considered the sans Souci the Power Center of the  publicity that the sans Souci was not the in restaurant any More Hurt us All every Day we sat at our tables waiting hoping Pray ing that someone from the Carter administration would walk through the door the real problem for All of us was that no one knew what a person from the Carter White House looked like and even if he did come there we would t be aware of his presence. Just the other Day someone came in the restaurant in a Leisure suit and sneakers. We All became excited because he was talking to Paul the malt re d Hote with a Southern accent and he did t seem to havea reservation. It could be one of them a lobbyist at the next table said to me excitedly. He seems to be  Carter people Don t shuffle i said. They have style. Did t you read Pat Caddell s memo i Hope Paul gives him a table. Would t it be terrible if the firs Tcarter person Ever to come to sans Souci could t get in " he said. Poor Paul i said. He s in a quandary. He has no Way of knowing if the Guy s a Cotton Farmer from South Carolina or Carter s National Security adviser for Southeast  d take a Gamble a lawyer from the Hogan and Hartson Law firm said and let him in. We can t just sit Herrind wait  finally decided to give the Man a table. Who is he we asked the maitre d  s a Carter intern working in the mail room Paul said. The White House is Back a columnist cried. We can be consid ered an in restaurant  i knew they could t stay away the lobbyist chortled. No matter what Carter vowed he needs the sans Souci More than we i asked Paul for a Telephone. When he brought it to the table i immediately dialled women s Wear daily and said to the editor hold the presses 1c  across House members abbr s  Samoa political unit easy to comprehend ii candid 15 a gender16 enthusiastic review17 act As if sleepy18 located below20 engine soundsz3 Irish or one 24 grail or roller 25 use Parachute 21 electrified particle 29 close friend30 place for a pint32 spirited 34 d or france35 to flog Colloq m two faced 17  High roc41 heavy shoe 42 hard to comprehend 47 Ben adbem41 face Down 4 " with faint praise"50 service charge 51 Germa Admiral Down i ump relative avg. 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I was informed this morning that he is taking his children to the funeral which is All right with me incidentally they live with us  friends have been calling our Home All Day to express their sympathies to Earl. He is accept ing condolences in funeral tones As though he were the bereaved mate. So Here i sit feeling like a nameless faceless nobody. As result of countless daily insults of this Type i have become a de pressed nagging Witch who feels off  Ami dear . Yes you Are. That woman was the Mother of his children. Old friends undoubtedly still think of them As a  it Kiddo. Or you la lose the whole ballgame. Dear Ann do you know a by thing about a device that at taches to the mouthpiece of the Telephone and cuts off the sound from your end of the line when you Don t want the party to hear what you arc saying it works like this if you want to say to your husband ill Getoff As soon As your Long winded sister winds Down or yell to Otic of the kids. Please Tell me that the paperboy is at the door and i have to pay him so i can get away from this bore you simply press a lever on the Side of the attachment and the person on the other end of the line can t hear  Good does t it but i be been told the Telephone com Pany does t want people to put gadgets on their phones. What smore. It they catch you doing it they can remove the  come the phone company can do this when it is not illegal to manufacture the gadgets jus Wunder Indear jus most phones belong the the phone companies. Rule vary on what can be hooked onto or into the instrument. You Llave to Check out this particular attachment with your local com Pany to learn whether or not it s Okay with  for myself i would t Tore fool around with Gadget like the one you describe. It it did t work you d be i plenty big trouble dear Ann i resent being invited to a person s Home and then being told i can t  last time this happened i just got up and left. Now they Sayi m rude. I say they Are. If you Don t want me to smoke in your House that s of. Tell me in Advance and i la say no thanks and stay Home. If there s something about you i can t Tol Erate i won t invite you to my House a second  me Ruth dear Ruth what s your beef people who Don t want smoke in their Homes have a right to says. U you Don t like he Boose rules Day Home and smoke to your heart s Content. Anyone who walks oat on Host Ess because she is told she can t smoke has a bigger problem than manners.