§ Lord Jenkins of Putneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider that monosodium glutamate is dangerous; and whether it is banned in the United States but is widely used in this country in soups and soup powders and other savoury products.
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§ The Minister of State, Department of Health (Baroness Jay of Paddington)In 1991, the European Commission's Scientific Committee for Food (SCF) evaluated monosodium glutamate (MSG) and, on the basis of the available data, considered that MSG is safe to use at current levels in food.
In the United Kingdom, MSG is used as a flavour enhancer in a variety of foodstuffs, with some exceptions, under the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995.
It is not banned in the United States of America.