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Not to call you a wet blanket, but it sounds like you can put out fires 
by leaping onto them...

regards,

Graham Collins
Senior Process Engineer
Sunsel Systems
(902) 444-7867 ext 211

On 2/11/2013 4:03 PM, Douglas Pauls wrote:
> 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
> Sent by:        TechNet <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> 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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