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Skriven 2010-09-29 21:17:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Jim Weller
Ärende: RESEARCH  00929
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 -=> Quoting Jim Weller to Glen Jamieson <=-

 SD> "scientific studies"
 DD> Many of them are "targeted" and paid for by people with a specific
 DD> axe to grind.
 JW> That's why, IMO, all such research should be done at universities
 JW> and funded by federal governments.
 DD> Respected universities have been known to "geek"
 
 JW> Then who should do the research and who should fund it?
 
 GJ> Those who will benefit from it - the general public.  This is where
 GJ> consumers' organisations such as the Australian Consumers'
 GJ> Association, the US Consumers' Union and the other 223 members of
 GJ> Consumers International have the power to be completely unbiased when
 GJ> determining the truth of claims by manufacturers and marketters.

 JW> That's great for testing the reliability of consumer goods but they
 JW> are not equipped to do high level pure medical research. So once
 JW> again I advocate federally funded university research for that.

The Consumers organisations would not need to do the research, but
only to investigate the qualifications of the researchers, and their
methods, to determine their reliability and credibility.

 JW> I trust the Guelph and Saskatchewan Universities far more than
 JW> Monsanto. Having said that I do not trust the USA FDA either; it's an
 JW> industry hack that needs to be reformed.

I do trust the Australian Consumers Association, to which I have been
contributing ever since it was formed about 50 years ago.  The very
first items they tested were aspirin tablets, checking the content of
active ingredients, with respect to price.   As membership of the
Association and its available funds increased, they were able to test
more expensive items.

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      Title: De'Medici's Condiment For Roast Meat
 Categories: Condiment
      Yield: 1 servings
 
           Garlic
           Rosemary
           Salt
           Oil
           Balsamic vinegar
 
  Mince garlic; add rosemary and salt. Pound this well. Add oil and
  vinegar to taste. "Allow the meat to marinate in this for 12 hours.
  Excellent with all meats and especially with rabbit."
  
  adapted from de'Medici brochure
  From: Michael Loo                     Date: 08-11-09
 
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