Boycott Pepsi Drinks- Disgraceful Behaviour Aspartme Banned In American Drinks But Not Here

[gordiescotland1]

I am outraged angry furious and very upset that America is removing aspartme drinks from its pepsi and diet pepsi drinks but Britain are refusing to do it as it is a commercial decision. Aspartme is a dangerous additive with lots of health risks and pepsi schweppes in the UK are more interested in profit. I will never drink another pepsi drink
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-32478203

[jourdain2]

It must be 20 years or more since I drank a cola. Sometimes I marinade pork in it after chucking the rest of the bottle down the loo to clean it. It does a good job on both!

[sir.prize]

Never mind, geordie, when Scotland gains independence maybe your MP will do something about your concerns.

[Zacs-Master]

It just gives me the ***. Anyway, no one forces anyone to drink the rubbish.

[Hopkirk]

What about Irn Bru - is that any good?

[ToraToraTora]

I see you have fallen for the conspiracists BS, aspartame/nutrisweet etcis used in 90% of anything with added sweetness. Have look in your local supermarket.The UK/EU have certified it safe. Even IRN BRU has it mate!

[Hopkirk]

Just because the 'experts' say it is safe, Tora, doesn't mean it is.

How often do you hear them saying they have changed their minds on what they previously said.

For instance butter and other dairy fats were food of the devil until recently - and now they are positively beneficial.

[jourdain2]

methyl - I stopped worrying many years ago when an American study came up with the fact that lettuce was carcinogenic. They'd fed poor mice on nothing but lettuce for years. After that I tried to read sensibly and I just enjoy good food, the more natural (including lettuce) the better!

[jno]

and get your food done by a proper chef, jourdain, not a scientist

[hc4361]

Same as Irn Bru. The sugar free version in the UK contains aspartame, the US version doesn't. This applies to all soft drinks sold in both countries.

[ludwig]

Irrespective of any health concerns it's also worth noting it tastes like shh1t. That could also be why people aren't buying it.

[Old_Geezer]

Regardless of whether this particular sweetener is good, bad, or indifferent; I can see justification in the outrage, that a company should make a decision that one country's people are valued enough to make a change whilst one's own country's population are not worthy of the same consideration. Such decisions should be globally applied; national & local laws allowing.

[jno]

OG, you can't say that "regardless of whether it's good or bad". If it's good, then companies should be free to produce whatever sells best locally. If Americans have no liking for aspartame and Brits do, then it makes perfect commercial sense to appeal to local taste by adapting your recipe.

As I recall, Coke's always made a thing about tasting the same absolutely everywhere. But that's also a commercial decision, and not one everybody must follow.

[Old_Geezer]

I know no one who likes the taste of aspartame so much they'd object to foodstuffs without it. So I'm unsure that applies. However as witnessed by this thread there is clearly the same controversy here as there. Disrespecting a nation by treating them differently without just cause, is still not a good thing though. I think my nation gets this sort of thing happen too often, but maybe I'm just more alert to such insulting behaviour directed here than towards other countries.

[Hopkirk]

I just don't like chemicals in my food, so I avoid all the artificial sweeteners.

Luckily my parents trained me not to have too sweet a tooth.

[hc4361]

What is used instead of aspartame in the US drinks?

[Old_Geezer]

"sucralose - mixed with acesulfame potassium (Ace-K)"

I'm unsure many will be much happier with that.

Go full fat and take the calorie hit.

[hc4361]

Or better still, drink water.