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Leapin' lizards: reptiles on the loose; They're scaly, speedy, and related to snakes. Do they live in your backyard?(THE HOME FORUM)
The Christian Science Monitor
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March 21, 2006
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Byline: Nick Thomas
Bert Langerwerf was 10 years old when he first became interested in lizards. He found a small lizard in a ditch by his home in the Netherlands and was immediately fascinated by the creature.
That was 50 years ago. Today, Mr. Langerwerf lives in America and still loves lizards. But now he breeds and sells them to people all across the country who share his fascination for these amazing critters.
In 1988, Langerwerf settled in Alabama because the warm climate was ideal for raising many types of lizards. "The weather in Holland was ...
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Council calls for timely cyclamate reapproval. (Calorie Control Council)
PR Newswire
; COUNCIL CALLS FOR TIMELY CYCLAMATE REAPPROVAL ATLANTA, May 16 /PRNewswire...it looks forward to reapproval of cyclamate as soon as possible in light of reports...that FDA had "made a mistake" with cyclamate. "We are encouraged by Dr. Scheuplein...
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U.S. Expected To Lift Ban On Cyclamate; Sweetener Harmless, Most Experts Say
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...who banned the artificial sweetener cyclamate 20 years ago in the midst of one of the...from bladder cancer to birth defects, cyclamate is now widely thought to be harmless. "I have no reluctance in saying that with cyclamate we made a mistake," said Robert Scheuplein...
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Cyclamate: a reappraisal.
Magazine article from: Science News
; ...existing studies on cyclamates and cancer. The committee...cultures at least, cyclamate can act with carcinogenic...interpreted to predict cyclamate's possible health effects on humans. Cyclamates were banned after researchers...1960s concluded that cyclamate/saccharin mixtures...
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U.S. Claims Court Judge determines that Food and Drug Adminstration was erroneous in linking cyclamate and cancer in laboratory animals.
PR Newswire
; ...misinformation surrounding cyclamate's removal from the...growing consensus that cyclamate should be available to...vegetables containing cyclamates, went out of business...due to lost sales when cyclamate was taken off the U...
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FDA Confirms Cyclamate Ban May End
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...old ban on the artificial sweetener cyclamate but said that a number of scientific...scientific studies have indicated that cyclamate can damage the chromosomes of cells grown...According to the agency, the allegation that cyclamate is a carcinogen has been resolved, but...
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Cyclamate revisited. (new research)
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer
; ...the original manufacturer of cyclamate, petitioned FDA for approval...taken together, does not show cyclamate to be a carcinogen. Asked...safety and remarketing of cyclamate must await completion and...of next year. (More about cyclamates and other non-sugar sweeteners...
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Sweet dreams. (artificial sweetener cyclamate)
Magazine article from: Reason
; ...Administration banned the artificial sweetener cyclamate. For more than a decade, until the...aftertaste of saccharin. The FDA's cyclamate decision was based on a 1969 study in...results could not be reproduced. Yet cyclamate remains illegal. A recent report from...
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SWEETENERS: Cyclamate Advisory Issued for Children.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Food Ingredient News
; ...drink mixes that contain the sweetener cyclamate. The precautionary measure is based...twice the average daily index (ADI) of cyclamate. The agency also recommends diluting...reduce the maximum permitted level of cyclamate used in all soft drinks. Doing so would...
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The Jury's Still Out on Cyclamate
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...May 16} that "the jury on cyclamate is in" reflects shallow reporting...only a moderate dosage of cyclamate and just 10 monkeys per group...is too small to prove that cyclamates do or do not cause cancer...who reaffirmed a ban on cyclamate in 1980 (Commissioner Alexander...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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BANNED SWEETENER IS BACK ON SHELVES; INVESTIGATES FOOD SAFETY; 1969: Cyclamate is put on danger list; 1997: OK here but still outlawed in US.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; ...soft drinks containing cyclamates could be at risk...drink is sweetened with cyclamate it would contain 145mg...excessive levels of cyclamates could reduce testosterone...know nothing about cyclamates and what they might...up tests proved that cyclamate did not pose a health...
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