Grapefruit Seed Extract Rebuttal

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Robin McKinney <habamerch@...> wrote:Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:49:28

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From: " Robin McKinney " habamerch@...

Below, please find a letter from Nutribiotic, the company that provides

us with our Grapefruit Seed Extract. We have confidence that this

product is pure and clean. Thank you for questioning the purity of this

product! It allows us to educate our shoppers further!

~Robin

Robin McKinney

Health & Wellness Merchandiser

Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op

October 25, 2005

Dear Customer:

Newsgroups and email groups have received postings to the effect that

GSE contains Triclosan, Benzelthonium Chloride, or Methyl Paraben. The

source of this type of report comes from both Germany and Japan, where

GSE is not approved for human consumption. The reason is that GSE is

very similar in molecular weight to both Benzelthonium Chloride and

Triclosan, both of which are effective disinfectants, but are toxic to

human and animal life. In Germany their test for BC, Triclosan, and

M.Paraben comes up positive (which is more correctly called a " false

positive " ) and in Japan, the same is happening for Triclosan.

Meanwhile, Citricidal (the brand of GSE NutriBiotic uses) has been

tested for the presence of these toxins by independent labs, and has

been proven clean. (Ex: Weston Gulf Coast Laboratories, Inc.,

University Park, IL, test completed in March of 1992. Tested for heavy

metals, Cyanides, Pesticides and PCBs and Benzelkonium Chloride.

Results: None Detected.) In fact, the accusations about triclosan

(used in many dish and hand soaps in the US) became so frequent a few

years ago, that Citricidal began specifically testing each batch of GSE

for its absence, and providing a Certificate of Analysis to that effect.

The truth is, Citricidal is not only effective, it has been in use for

many years (20+). If these allegations had any validity, there

certainly would be a history of complaints and judgments against the

product, and it would have been removed from the market many years ago.

The US FDA made inspections of the Nutribiotic manufacturing facility

back in the 1990's and found no chemical preservatives; and the formula

is the same today.

Such rumors are false, and are not a threat to those armed with accurate

information. The test reports from Germany and Japan are certainly

bothersome, but they have produced " false positives " , not accurate

profiles. The vast body of evidence from many years of use by thousands

of satisfied consumers, doctors, manufacturers, and veterinarians,

speaks most loudly against such reports. (The German report does

suggest that some suppliers of " GSE " may, in fact, be fraudulent. But

Citricidal and NutriBiotic GSE are proven, safe, and effective

products.)

Sincerely,

Manager