Mike,
I have numerous people here at work that regularly want to set me on fire.
Those BVOs, along with my asbestos underwear and kevlar shirt, are the
only things saving me right now.
Doug Pauls
From: "Kuczynski, Michael" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 02/11/2013 01:48 PM
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC
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An interesting tib-bit a ran across recently...but I still drink Orange
Gatorade
Why has a flame retardant chemical banned in Europe and Japan been used as
an ingredient in North American sodas for decades? If you live in the
United States and drink citrus-flavored sodas such as Mountain Dew, you
may be ingesting this substance that has health professionals up in arms.
A synthetic chemical known as brominated vegetable oil (BVO) - first
patented by chemical companies as a flame retardant - is increasingly
being identified as a threat to your health, but soda companies still have
yet to remove BVO as an ingredient.
Added to about 10% of sodas in North America for decades, BVO has
reportedly led to soda-drinkers experiencing skin lesions, memory loss,
and nerve disorders. Interestingly, these are all the symptoms of
overexposure to bromine. What is most concerning is the fact that studies
have found that BVO can actually build up in human tissue, accumulating in
large quantities over long periods of soda consumption.
Industry Reports Set "Safety Limit" on BVO
Is it any surprise that reports from a group within the industry were
instrumental in establishing limits on what the FDA considers a "safe
limit" for BVO in sodas? Scientists have disputed the supposed safety
level, stating that not only is the data frail, but the research is
several decades old and needs to be re-examined. Meanwhile, soda drinkers
are being exposed to this toxic flame retardant chemical on a daily basis.
It is not uncommon for some Americans to drink upwards of 5-6 sodas per
day, and Mountain Dew is a popular choice against soda lovers.
"Aside from these reports, the scientific data is scarce," said Walter
Vetter, a food chemist at Germany's University of Hohenheim and author of
a recent, but unpublished, study on BVO in European soda imports.
Imagine the amount of BVO that has accumulated in the tissue of a lifelong
soda drinker.
How can you tell which sodas contain BVO? Well, Mountain Dew, Squirt,
Fanta Orange, Sunkist Pineapple, Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange, and
Powerade Strawberry Lemonade or Fresca Original Citrus all contain BVO.
This is a not a complete list, however, and it is important to check the
ingredient list. Sodas should be avoided regardless of BVO content, as BVO
is not the only ingredient you need to worry about. Many sodas contain
mercury-filled high-fructose corn syrup, or the carcinogenic artificial
sweetener aspartame.
You can even hold a bottle of Mountain Dew up to a light and see the
presence of BVO. BVO creates the cloudy look of the beverage by keeping
the 'fruity flavor' mixed into the drink. Without the presence of BVO, the
flavoring would float to the surface and separate.
http://naturalsociety.com/flame-retardant-chemical-banned-in-europe-japan-used-in-u-s-soda-for-decades/
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