“It is daunting to go up against a big corporation. In some instances, it is even illegal. In Texas, where I live, the state legislature passed House Bill 722 into law in 1995. HB 722 states that anyone who speaks out against a perishable food product is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to several thousand dollars in fines. The law gives corporations permission to sue individuals who make statements against their products. This is a serious matter and a potentially dangerous one for individual consumers.

The bill sat on Governor George Bush’s desk for several weeks waiting to be signed into law. His office was inundated with phone calls from concerned consumers, health store owners, homeopathic doctors, nutritionists, wellness centers and the like, all protesting his signing this bill. Governor Bush didn’t do anything! He neither signed nor vetoed the bill. So the bill automatically became law. This is the law that the recent beef industry lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey was based on.” -“Sweet Poison: How the World’s Most Popular Artificial Sweetener Is Killing Us” By: Janet Starr Hull