OK lawmaker wants to stop Pepsi from using aborted fetus cells in soda flavoring research

Oklahoma lawmaker wants to stop Pepsi from using aborted fetus cells in soda flavoring research

Thursday, January 26, 2012 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer


Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034777_Pepsi_aborted_fetus_cells_soda_fl...

(NaturalNews) In order to simulate various flavors in processed foods, some food manufacturers are actually using aborted fetal cells to test and produce these artificial chemical enhancers that millions of Americans consume every single day. Concerned about the ethical and moral implications of such a process, Oklahoma Senator Ralph Shortey has introduced new legislation to prohibit this practice from occurring in his home state.

Senomyx, a California-based biotechnology company that specializes in developing food flavorings, is one such company that uses aborted embryonic cells to create "isolated human taste receptors," which are used in the production of food chemicals. And this company has partnered with several major food manufacturers, including Kraft, PepsiCo, and Nestle (http://www.naturalnews.com/032043_human_fetal_cells_artificial_flav...).

"There is a potential that there are companies that are using aborted human babies in their research and development of basically enhancing flavor for artificial flavors," Sen. Shortey is quoted as saying by KRMG News Talk Radio. "What I am saying is that if it does happen then we are not going to allow it to manufacture here."

According to Children of God for Life (CGL), a pro-life watchdog group, Senomyx uses HEK 293 to produce its artificial flavor enhancing chemicals. HEK 293 is code for human embryonic kidney cells that are manipulated to produce taste receptors that express a specific protein known as the G protein. But CGL says the company could also use animal, insect, or other more acceptably-derived cells instead, and still procure the same results.

While aborted fetal cells are not necessarily in the final products made by PepsiCo, Kraft, or Nestle, such cells appear to needlessly play a part in the production of artificial flavor chemicals used by these companies. And since there are viable alternatives to this questionable practice, Sen. Shortey, CGL, and many others are calling for its end.

As we reported previously, the Campbell Soup company used to be a Senomyx partner until CGL contacted them about the fetal cell issue. Shortly thereafter, reports indicate that Campbell's officially cut ties with Senomyx, which in 2003 filed a patent for "recombinant (genetically modified) methods for expressing a functional sweet taste receptor."

Sources for this article include:

http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/food-containing-fetuses-targete...

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-groups-call-for-pepsi-boy...

http://www.naturalnews.com/032043_human_fetal_cells_artificial_flav...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/01/20/145539661/state-bill...

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Comment by Ragnarok on January 28, 2012 at 4:13am

Completely and utterly insane.!

Comment by suzie on January 27, 2012 at 7:45pm

omg...  really?? what kinda sick sh*t is this .. Germany had Hitler, we got his Boss.. ya know the main guy the king pin of EVIL the true leader of the syndicate: (The only corporation that needs to go UNITED STATES CORP) You know i never have seen america in the bible.. no where at all that's right there a bunch of Luci lovers, sacrifice children to him and everything...  perverted occultist Luci lovers... grrrr 

Comment by noblsht on January 27, 2012 at 6:50pm

WTF, what kind of
animals have we become? You ask chrism, it is the almighty dollar, it's the business world they worship money, they don't care at any cost money is the ultimate goal, for the love of money, there you will find your answer

Comment by Meriem K. Peillet on January 27, 2012 at 2:07pm

Are you sure?

Comment by chrism12743 on January 27, 2012 at 1:02pm

I read the article in Forbes, they are using Fetus material from
aborted babies to test how an additive tastes, Forbes took great pains
to assure us that we are not drinking abortions. WTF, what kind of
animals have we become? Is there anything that we won't profane? Where
are the limits? This is what we do to deceased children? My God, we
are making the Nazis look positively humane!!
  No more pepsi for me! The thought that the flavor may have derived
using an unfortunate baby that was murdered in the womb is just too
much!!

Comment by P.J.Kelley on January 27, 2012 at 12:36pm

Never again will I buy a Pepsi.

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