>> > Subject: Fw: Household plastic wrap warning >> > >> > W, >> > This is what I was talking about!!! >> > >> > >> > > > >> > > >As a seventh grade student, Claire Nelson 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 Nelson 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" >> > > > >> > > >On Channel 2 (Huntsville, AL) this morning they had a Dr. Edward >> > 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 & SOUPS, etc., SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE >>CONTAINER >> > & >> > > >HEATED IN SOMETHING ELSE. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what >>is >>in >> > > >the >> > > >paper. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >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. USE PAPER >> > TOWEL >> > > >instead. >> > > > >> > > >--- > _________________________________________________________________ All the action. All the drama. Get NCAA hoops coverage at MSN Sports by ESPN. http://msn.espn.go.com/index.html?partnersite=espn