I don't know if you're still collecting these stories, but as I sit here still recovering from a painful bout of nausea and diarrhea several hours after eating Planter's cocoa-covered almonds (not chocolate-covered -- I wish I had the exact name, but I removed the almonds from the original container), I too really, really wish the FDA required food manufacturers to put a sucralose warning on all foods containing it.

 

Until a couple of weeks ago, I had not had diarrhea in over 10 years.  Two weeks ago, I had diarrhea twice in three days.  Looking back after the second bout, I realized that before each bout I had eaten 3-5 of these cocoa-covered almonds.  I grabbed the container and read the ingredients -- all sounded OK except "sucralose."  I figured that must be the culprit, as I don't knowingly use any artificial sweetener, and I determined to stay away from these almonds.

 

But this afternoon I had a chocolate craving, and, having no chocolate in the house, ignored my better judgment and ate about 5-6 of these almonds.  Within 2-3 hours, I was suffering again terribly -- nausea, painful cramps, and diarrhea.  After several more hours I finally feel OK enough to sit at the computer and compose this email.  Just from this Web site I know I am not alone.  Why doesn't the FDA require a warning label -- or at least a notification -- that "This product contains sucralose"???

 

I don't have any particular digestive problems -- so if the sucralose (which wasn't in a "diet" product) affected me like this, I can only imagine there are a lot of folks out there who need to know of its potential gastrointestinal side effects.

 

P.L.

Richmond, VA