Theos-Talk Archives (August 2005 Message tt00295)

"Rumor
Using plastics in the microwave creates dioxins that can migrate into food. 

Status
Baloney!"


http://www.plasticsmythbuster.org/dioxins.asp

-Mark H.

On 8/26/05, Cass Silva <silva_cass@...> wrote:
> Thought I would pass this on as I have been very suspicious about the effects of microwaves for many years and avoid using it at all.
> Cass
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> CANCER NEWS... FROM JOHN HOPKINS
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> JUST A REMINDER.......
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> No plastic containers in microwave
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> No plastic water bottles in freezer
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> No plastic wrap in microwave
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> Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletter --
> This is definitely worth noting.
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> This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical
> Center.
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> Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer.
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> Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this releases
> dioxins in the plastic.
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> Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle Hospital was on a TV program explaining
> this health hazard. (Manager of the Wellness Program at hospital.) He
> was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for us.
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> He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using
> plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat.
> The combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins
> into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.
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> Dioxins are carcinogens and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies.
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> He recommends using glass, Corning Ware or ceramic containers
> for heating food. You get the same results, without the dioxins.
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> TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the
> container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad, but you don't
> know what's in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning
> Ware, etc.
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> 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.Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the high heat,
> actually drips poisonous toxins into the food; use paper towels.
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-- 
Mark Hamilton Jr.
waking.adept@...