FeverIAm's video: Don t Panic Ketchup may kill you

Don't Panic! Ketchup may kill you! Recorded June 6, 2010 17:00 EDT Video I mentioned - The Disappearing Male. It's here on YouTube, but only available in Canada :-( so... here's a link to google video version; hopefully available everywhere: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3450754654538943 # Smart Plastics Guide (PDF) http://www.healthobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=77083 Understanding Plastic Codes http://www.plasticfreebottles.com/pdf/Understanding-Plastic-Codes.pdf Are Brita Filters OK? http://thesoftlandingbaby.com/2008/02/09/are-brita-water-pitchers-made-from-safe-plastic/ Brita in North America are manufactured and sold by Clorox; http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1877020_1877030_1990673,00.html and some other names you wouldn't immediately connect to a chemical company: Hidden Valley foods? Burt's Bees? ("Every day, we work to develop truly natural products ... and minimize the environment impact.") http://www.thecloroxcompany.com/products/index.html Brita itself is behind the Mavea line in North America... http://www.mavea.com/ And the Cartridges and pitchers are manufactured in Germany: http://mononews.ca/nouvelles/308/mavea-innovation-design-and-drinking-water?lang=en Because, they are actually Brita filters: http://www.wholisticresearch.com/shop/home/m/Shop/id/729/from/728/page/1/ Oh, and for you folks in the UK and Europe, Brita now sell a glass pitcher: http://www.wholisticresearch.com/shop/home/m/Shop/id/728/page/1/ And on to cheap plastic plates... http://www.gibsonusa.com/plastic_melacore.php The Government of Canada Responds to Reports of Melamine in Food Products: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/melamine/index-eng.php What Are the Dangers of Melamine Dinnerware? http://www.ehow.com/about_5673219_dangers-melamine-dinnerware_.html Comments and Information about "MELAMINE" Toxicity http://qualityassurance.synthasite.com/melamine-toxicity-information.php And of course; very recent studies have shown PET (Type 1) plastics might yield endochrine disruptors. Which is hardly surprising really; considering most plastics are sourced from by-products of the petrochemical industry. http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.0901253 'Across all brands, they found that the concentration of all phthalates combined was "more than 12 times higher in PET than in glass bottled water." In most cases, the concentration of phthalates in water from glass bottles was below the limits of detection.' Which I stumbled onto from this wikipedia article in case you would like to study this yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate _toxicity_of_PET National Geographic "Green Guide": http://www.thegreenguide.com/ And on a semi-related topic; the Clorox company; Burt's Bees claims it has the "Natural Seal". A closer inspection of some of the "Natural" ingredients (many of which are created synthetically) should be carefully inspected: http://198.171.234.134/npa/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=CertifiedIngredients_Company&category=NaturalSeal The majority of these ingredients are from "Natural" sources, and as such most have never been tested for toxicity in humans. They are likely "mostly harmless". One source of Sorbitan Laurate (one of the "Natural" ingredients) is from Oilchem. Doesn't sound very "natural" at all... http://www.oilchem.com/prod_list.cfm?ind=personal&type=Nonionic%20Surfactants (Right down near the bottom of the list; search for PEG-80; right above my fave, Polysorbate 80). Peace and Love