[Fwd: Plastic Wrap Toxins]

[Guest guest]

Sharyn, thanks, I found this interesting too. I had a dr tell me this

before. I have passed it along.

hugs

[Guest guest]

I found this very interesting and thought you all would as well. Am passing it

along..

hugs

Sharyn

This is from:

University of California,

Medical Center

2315 Stockton Boulevard

Sacramento, California 95817

Plastic Wrap Toxins. Author/s: Jule Klotter Issue: Jan, 2001

As a seventh grade student, Claire learned that

di(ethylhexyl)adepate(DEHA), considered a carcinogen, is found in plastic

wrap. She also learned that the FDA had never studied the effect of

microwave cooking on plastic-wrapped food. Claire began to wonder: " Can

cancer-causing particles seep into food covered with household plastic wrap

while it is being microwaved? "

Three years later, with encouragement from her high school science teacher,

Claire set out to test what the FDA had not. Although she had an idea for

studying the effect of microwave radiation on plastic-wrapped food, she did

not have the equipment.

Eventually, Jon Wilkes at the National Center for Toxicological Research in

Jefferson, Arkansas, agreed to help her. The research center, which is

affiliated with the FDA, let her use its facilities to perform her

experiments, which involved microwaving plastic wrap in virgin olive oil.

Claire tested four different plastic wraps and " found not just the

carcinogens but also xenoestrogen was migrating [into the oil].... "

Xenoestrogens are linked to low sperm counts in men and to breast cancer in

women.

Throughout her junior and senior years, Claire made a couple of trips each

week to the research center, which was 25 miles from her home, to work on

her experiment. An article in Options reported that " her analysis found that

DEHA was migrating into the oil at between 200 parts and 500 parts per

million. The FDA standard is 0.05 parts per billion.

Her summarized results have been published in science journals. Claire

received the American Chemical Society's top science prize for

students during her junior year and fourth place at the International

Science and Engineering Fair (Fort Worth, Texas) as a senior.

" Carcinogens-At 10,000,000 Times FDA Limits " Options May 2000. Published by

People Against Cancer, On Channel 2 (Huntsville, AL) this

morning they had a Dr. Fujimoto from Castle Hospital on the program.

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 our bodies.

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,instant saimin 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.

Pass this on to your friends....

To add to this: Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the

high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food. Use paper towel

instead.

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[Guest guest]

I was really surprised. I don't use plastic wrap when I mico my

food, but know there are a lot of people who do. Just shows you we

can still have faith in out young people. Hope other here read this

and make sure they don't use plastic wraps in the micro.

Well got that tooth pulled yesterday. Boy didn't think it was going

to be as bad as it was, but am hurting like hellt today. He put two

stitches in to help keep it from bleeding so much. I really like

this doctor, but now I can say I am broke . Told me I will loose

all my top teeth, but I should be able to keep all but about two of

bottom teeth. Told him we can start working on that after the first

of they year and when and after I am better after the hip

replacement. Will need to go back to him next week so he can make

sure I am healing okay and then write that in a note to my Ortho

surgeon. Boy, it's like getting notes from your mother going from

one doctor to another, but right now I don't mind since that really

tells me they are doing their job.

Sure was great talking to you and hope you are slowing down a little

and taking care of yourself. Yep...I'm doing the same..that is

until this weekend

Well, am at work and need to get back to it. I like to forward

information I get that I feel would be helpful to everone one here

from time to time.

hugs

Sharyn

> Sharyn, thanks, I found this interesting too. I had a dr tell me

this

> before. I have passed it along.

>

> hugs

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