Our guest is Mr. Jack L. Samuels, one of the nation's authorities on the topic of MSG, he is co-founder and president of the Truth in Labeling Campaign (TLC).  After about 15 years as a hospital administrator Mr. Samuels became an investment banker providing services to the health care industry.  In 1995 he had no choice but to retire because he had found it impossible to avoid becoming ill from MSG when traveling to serve his clients.  Mr. Samuels has lost consciousness over 30 times from MSG.

Since 1989, Jack Samuels and his wife Adrienne Samuels, Ph.D. have worked to advise consumers, physicians, researchers, and government officials of the dangers of MSG, and to counsel MSG sensitive people.  They have testified at meetings held by, and/or funded by, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relating to MSG, and have had articles and letters published in health magazines and scientific journals.  Adrienne Samuels, Ph.D., wife of our guest, Jack Samuels, has spent thousands of hours in the library over the past 18 years reviewing the literature pertaining to MSG.   

In 1994, the Samuels participated as plaintiffs in a federal suit against the FDA regarding the full disclosure of MSG in processed foods.  At that time, the Samuels started the nonprofit corporation, the Truth in Labeling Campaign (TLC).  www.truthinlabeling.org

List of common MSG-containing ingredients – www.truthinlabeling.org/hiddensources.html

& www.truthinlabeling.org/addendum.html

To participate in the campaign to require full disclosure of MSG on product labels, please visit – www.truthinlabeling.org/action.html