Why the FDA Approved Fake Sugar?

The FDA first approved aspartame in 1974, but an FDA scientist at the time, Adrian Gross discovered that there were serious shortcomings in all 15 long term studies. At the time Donald Rumsfeld was the CEO of Searle. He was also on the transition team for Ronald Reagan, who was inaugurated in 1981. Hey, oh, after the inauguration, Searle reapplied to the FDA after Rumsfeld is now in the mechanisms of the White House. And here's where the connection is.