Re: FW: Important Cancer prevention information????

[Guest guest]

I don't know that this has been adequately studied. I do get a little

concerned about some of the sundry chemicals added to plastics for our

" benefit " . Since I cook meals in larger batches and then freeze for later

reheating this is of obvious personal concern.

I started to get more nervous when newer plastic food containers started

using a new chemical additive to prevent tomato sauce stains.... now the

stains never bothered me before, but the new shiny chemical treatment...hmm.

Just to be safe I have started converting to Pyrex food containers as they

should be more inert... JIC.

So no answer here but register my vote for concern.

JR

-----Original Message-----

From: Francesca Skelton [mailto:fskelton@...]

Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 12:58 PM

support group

Subject: [ ] FW: Important Cancer prevention

information????

I received this from a friend. This subject comes up every now and then.

Any truth to it????/

Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast

> cancer.

>

> Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with

> water as this also releases dioxins in the

> plastic. Dr. Fujimoto from Castle

> Hospital was on a TV program explaining this

> health hazard. He is the manager of the

> Wellness program at the hospital.

>

> He was talking about dioxins and how bad they

> are for us.

>

> He said that we should not be heating our

> food in the microwave using plastic

> containers. This applies to foods that

> contain fat. He said that the combination of

> fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins

> into the food and ultimately into the cells

> of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and

> highly toxic to the cells of the body.

>

> Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning

> Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food.

> You get the same results without the dioxins.

> So such things as TV dinners, weight watchers

> dinners, lean cuisine dinners, instant ramen

> cup of noodles and soups, etc., should be

> removed from the container and heated in

> something else. Paper isn't bad but you

> don't know what is in the paper. Just safer

> to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He

> said we might remember when some of the fast

> food restaurants moved away from the foam

> containers to paper. The dioxin problem is

> one of the reasons. To add to this, saran

> wrap placed over foods as they are nuked,

> with the high heat, actually drips

> poisonous toxins into the food.

So,

use paper towels instead or a glass plate

instead

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Francesca:

Try putting " Dr Fujimoto " into Google and see what you get.

Then decide what you think it is best to believe.

I don't have an opinion regarding plastics, but am certainly cautious

about them.

Rodney.

> I received this from a friend. This subject comes up every now and

then.

> Any truth to it????/

>

>

>

> Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast

> > cancer.

> >

> > Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with

> > water as this also releases dioxins in the

> > plastic. Dr. Fujimoto from Castle

> > Hospital was on a TV program explaining this

> > health hazard. He is the manager of the

> > Wellness program at the hospital.

> >

> > He was talking about dioxins and how bad they

> > are for us.

> >

> > He said that we should not be heating our

> > food in the microwave using plastic

> > containers. This applies to foods that

> > contain fat. He said that the combination of

> > fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins

> > into the food and ultimately into the cells

> > of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and

> > highly toxic to the cells of the body.

> >

> > Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning

> > Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food.

> > You get the same results without the dioxins.

> > So such things as TV dinners, weight watchers

> > dinners, lean cuisine dinners, instant ramen

> > cup of noodles and soups, etc., should be

> > removed from the container and heated in

> > something else. Paper isn't bad but you

> > don't know what is in the paper. Just safer

> > to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He

> > said we might remember when some of the fast

> > food restaurants moved away from the foam

> > containers to paper. The dioxin problem is

> > one of the reasons. To add to this, saran

> > wrap placed over foods as they are nuked,

> > with the high heat, actually drips

> > poisonous toxins into the food.

>

> So,

>

> use paper towels instead or a glass plate

> instead

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

This site regularly puts out information about using plastics (water bottles,

microwaving & storage). Some of their best info is now in archives (accessible

for fee) ... but based on past articles, I've cut down on using plastic quite

a bit.

http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc.mhtml?i=77 & s=plastics

Francesca Skelton wrote:

I received this from a friend. This subject comes up every now and then.

Any truth to it????/

Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast

cancer.

Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with

water as this also releases dioxins in the

plastic. Dr. Fujimoto from Castle

Hospital was on a TV program explaining this

health hazard. He is the manager of the

Wellness program at the hospital.

He was talking about dioxins and how bad they

are for us.

He said that we should not be heating our

food in the microwave using plastic

containers. This applies to foods that

contain fat. He said that the combination of

fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins

into the food and ultimately into the cells

of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and

highly toxic to the cells of the body.

Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning

Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food.

You get the same results without the dioxins.

So such things as TV dinners, weight watchers

dinners, lean cuisine dinners, instant ramen

cup of noodles and soups, etc., should be

removed from the container and heated in

something else. Paper isn't bad but you

don't know what is in the paper. Just safer

to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He

said we might remember when some of the fast

food restaurants moved away from the foam

containers to paper. The dioxin problem is

one of the reasons. To add to this, saran

wrap placed over foods as they are nuked,

with the high heat, actually drips

poisonous toxins into the food.

[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is made from, you guessed it, vinyl

chloride. Vinyl chloride is a known potent carcinogen. (Another

carcinogenic substance with a chlorine atom in the molecule). And

when PVC melts it releases vinyl chloride. It is difficult to

believe that unmelted PVC contains no traces of its carcinogenic

precursor.

Here is some stuff from the Occupational Safety and Health

Administration on regulations for handling vinyl chloride:

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?

p_table=STANDARDS & p_id=10021

http://snipurl.com/5bw4

Rodney

>

> >I received this from a friend. This subject comes up every now

and then.

> >Any truth to it????/

> >

> >

> >

> >Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast

> >

> >

> >>cancer.

> >>

> >>Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with

> >>water as this also releases dioxins in the

> >>plastic. Dr. Fujimoto from Castle

> >>Hospital was on a TV program explaining this

> >>health hazard. He is the manager of the

> >>Wellness program at the hospital.

> >>

> >>He was talking about dioxins and how bad they

> >>are for us.

> >>

> >>He said that we should not be heating our

> >>food in the microwave using plastic

> >>containers. This applies to foods that

> >>contain fat. He said that the combination of

> >>fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins

> >>into the food and ultimately into the cells

> >>of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and

> >>highly toxic to the cells of the body.

> >>

> >>Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning

> >>Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food.

> >>You get the same results without the dioxins.

> >>So such things as TV dinners, weight watchers

> >>dinners, lean cuisine dinners, instant ramen

> >>cup of noodles and soups, etc., should be

> >>removed from the container and heated in

> >>something else. Paper isn't bad but you

> >>don't know what is in the paper. Just safer

> >>to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He

> >>said we might remember when some of the fast

> >>food restaurants moved away from the foam

> >>containers to paper. The dioxin problem is

> >>one of the reasons. To add to this, saran

> >>wrap placed over foods as they are nuked,

> >>with the high heat, actually drips

> >>poisonous toxins into the food.

> >>

> >>

> >

> >

> >