U.S. Report Questions Safety of Chemical Used in Plastic Bottles

April 17, 2008

  • April 17, 2008 at 2:01 am
    Becky says:
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    2nd to last paragraph: The bill has been introduced, but no hearings have been scheduled.

    This was an AP error that was later corrected, but apparently IJ did not use the most current version of this article.

  • April 17, 2008 at 5:39 am
    Compman says:
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    When I starting reading the first paragraph I thought it said raging hormonal problems and immediately thought of Mrs. Compman and how I can keep her away from plastic containers!.

  • April 21, 2008 at 1:32 am
    Reason says:
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    There is a HUGE difference between potentially being exposed to minute amounts of something by wrapping your sweet little lips around a cool, refreshing bottle of agua fria and literally causing tumors, infections, and prematurely fuzzy nads by injecting/feeding rats a concentrated dose of the stuff.

    We got bigger fish to fry!

    What they should be doing is demanding a ban on dihydrogen monoxide. For plenty of good reasons…

    In 2004 dihydrogen monoxide was directly responsible for 3,308 deaths. Even worse, for all children ages 1-4 that died that same year, 26% were caused by the chemical.

    Beyond that, dihydrogen monoxide can cause excessive sweating and vomiting,
    is a major component in acid rain, can cause severe burns in its gaseous state,
    accidental inhalation can kill you, it contributes to erosion, has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients, and it even decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes.

    Pretty horrible stuff with very real side effects. Yet they waste time provoking premature puberty in lab rats by exposing them to conentrated doses of the polymer that makes plastic.



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