Toxic inaction

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Why poisonous, unregulated chemicals end up in our blood:

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/10/0081742

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The Harpers.org article brings to light some very real gaps in the

level of understanding between man-made chemicals and their impacts

on humans, but many of the claims in this article are at the very

least overstated - if not down right wrong.

There may or may not be " 62,000 chemicals " that are excused from the

TSCA; however, to state that " fewer than 200 of all the chemicals on

the market have ever undergone any serious risk assessments " is

completely false. Dozens of major chemical manufacturers in this

country produce hundreds, and thousands of different chemicals and

all of them are required to undergo at the very least a high level of

toxicity evaluation.

Check out www.msds.com to judge for yourself. I encourage you to

search for " Ethyl Benzene " , which the Harpers article claims is TSCA

exempt - and in fact it may be. I honestly don't know. But, the

fact of the matter is that thorough - although not perfectly

comprehensive - testing has been conducted and published. Ethly

Benzene is more than a " suspected...potent neurotoxin " - it is a

potent neurotoxin. Many industrial chemicals are, or worse. No more

testing is required - just stay far away from it.

Like SSRIs, there are many unknows about these chemicals - the

Harpers article makes this abundantly clear. Unfortunately, this

article seems to thrive on creating an emotional reaction to fear of

the unknown with overstated claims, rather than an honest look at

reality. Smokers, and those who willingly breathe it in second-hand,

have bigger things to worry about what kind of soap they are using.

Still, you won't find me near ethyl benzene.

Thanks for listening

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> http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/10/0081742

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