| Question: Have plastic food and beverage
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| | present a hazard for human health, not
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| containers been proven safe?Answer:
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| | even for a prolonged period of time."
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| No.During the film's graduation party in
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| | However, what was deemed acceptable
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| THE GRADUATE, Mr. McGuire pulls Benjamin
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| | levels of phthalates in 2003 now is
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| Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) aside to offer
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| | recognized as "crystal clearly" too
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| sage advice for his future. His future
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| | high.Selective interpretations from the
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| would be one word: "plastics."Of course,
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| | ACC (American Chemistry Council) lead to
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| we all know Mr. McGuire's advice and
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| | this erroneously high level being "set"
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| prognostication was correct. Plastics can
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| | for past toxicity standards. The ACC is
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| only be made by man in his infinite
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| | an "industry group" advisor. It's much
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| wisdom, hence they are patentable. The
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| | like the wolf guarding the henhouse.
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| profit in the manufacture of plastics has
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| | Thanks to the ACC efforts, control
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| been huge. Plastics are everywhere.
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| | regulations placed upon this chemical
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| Plastic manufacturing now uses 4% of the
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| | class are minimal. An ongoing
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| world's oil production annually.
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| | perpetuation of phthalate approval for
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| Automobiles are now 9% plastic. It is of
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| | use in virtually everything, including
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| my special concern that more foods and
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| | containment of food, has resulted. In
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| beverages are being put into plastic
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| | fact, the perpetuation of these
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| containers. Plastics are ubiquitous now.
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| | mythological high safety standards has
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| They persist and accumulate in our
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| | resulted in the majority of our food
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| society as their production exceeds their
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| | being wrapped or contained in plastics
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| chemical degradation rate. Harmful
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| | that leach EDC's into our foods.The ACC's
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| chemicals from plastics are now commonly
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| | Phthalate Esters Panel is made up
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| found in groundwater, waterways, and
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| | representatives from BASF, Eastman
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| drinking water.While standing out in the
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| | Chemical, Exxon-Mobil Chemical, Ferro,
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| summer heat in Phoenix, Arizona in 1981,
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| | and Teknor Apex Corporations. After
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| my girlfriend asked me what was causing
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| | graduating, Benjamin could have gone to
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| the film to form on the inside of the
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| | work for any of these companies to share
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| windshield of her new Mazda 626. She said
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| | the wealth that plastics manufacturing
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| that she had to wipe it off every morning
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| | have reaped, instead of hanging around
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| so she could see to drive to work. I
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| | and sporting Mrs. Robinson for the
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| didn't know then. I do now! It was
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| | summer!I love one of the rationalization
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| phthalates, the chemical that was added
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| | examples the ACC makes on their
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| to the plastic dash cover to soften it
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| | PHTHALATES INFORMATION CENTER webpage:
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| and prevent cracking. I'm sure by now
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| | "Thanks to phthalates, your nail polish
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| most of the phthalate has evaporated into
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| | doesn't chip." I wonder if they are aware
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| our atmosphere and the Mazda is in some
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| | of the "unexplained" high rate of breast
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| junkyard with a cracked up
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| | cancer in manicurists. I also wonder if
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| dash.Phthalates are EDC's (Endocrine
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| | they are aware that most breast tissues
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| Disrupting Chemicals.) They are chemicals
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| | and breast cancers have sex hormone
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| found in recycle codes #1 through #6
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| | receptors that are acted upon by the
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| plastics. Another EDC (Bisphenol A) is in
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| | EDC's found in plastics.To further
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| recycle code #7 plastics. All of these
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| | confuse the public, the ACC webpage also
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| types of plastic EDC's interfere with the
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| | redefines the PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
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| function of sex hormones receptors. In
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| | which in its un-perverted definition
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| THE GRADUATE Benjamin was quite a stud. I
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| | simply is: A (chemical) should not be
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| wonder if he's now taking one of the
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| | considered safe until it is proven safe.
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| popular drugs to treat erectile
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| | Environmentalists who are trying to
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| dysfunction, a disorder that has become
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| | unravel the cause-effect relationships of
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| one of the many epidemics in our new
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| | environment chemicals, to the otherwise
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| plastic world.In 2003 a group of Croatian
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| | unexplained epidemics of various diseases
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| scientists reported that phthalates in
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| | now affecting man as well as every
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| plastics dissolved in various solutions.
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| | species on our planet, encourage its
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| They used a variety of plastic items,
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| | application. The ACC's watered down
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| including plastic food containers. After
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| | version suggests that cost effective,
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| 10 days of sitting in distilled water, an
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| | fearless risks are worth taking.Can the
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| average of 55.4 mg/ of phthalates from
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| | ACC keep up the phthalate safety illusion
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| each kilogram of plastic "migrated" into
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| | forever? The American Tobacco Association
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| the water. To a lesser degree the
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| | almost got away with it!We now know that
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| phthalates from plastics dissolved into
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| | EDC's, like hormones themselves require
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| acetic acid 3% (44.4 mg/kg) and 10% ethyl
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| | very minute amounts to have physiologic
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| alcohol (32.3 mg/kg).The Croatian study
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| | impact. EDC's are active in parts per
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| shows what Benjamin would suspect, if he
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| | trillion! For example, the usual adult
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| took chemistry in college: Water is the
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| | maintenance dose of levothyroxine, a drug
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| universal solvent; and it dissolves even
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| | to replace depleted natural thyroid
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| the primarily fat soluble phthalates. The
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| | hormone in hypothyroidism, is 1.6
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| more that you filter water to remove
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| | micrograms/Kg/day. Why would I even think
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| other toxic solutes, the more aggressive
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| | about saying that a dose in the
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| water becomes in its power to reach
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| | milligrams (1000 times as much as a
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| osmolar equilibrium by dissolving its
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| | microgram) of a known EDC would be safe,
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| non-inert containers.What is also
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| | especially for a child or developing
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| obviously missing from the Croatians'
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| | fetus?We now know that phthalates also
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| controlled, static testing model are the
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| | work in synergy with chemicals in other
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| temperature variations that the plastic
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| | classes to exert "more than additive"
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| bottled water product goes through to get
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| | physiologic effects.Previous experiments
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| from bottling point to the mouth of the
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| | in rodents showed that high levels of
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| consumer. Transport trucks probably reach
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| | phthalates interfer with testosterone
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| a very high temperature in the non
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| | during gestation resulting in birth
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| refrigerated cargo areas that carry PETE
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| | defects of the genitalia, testicular
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| (recycle code #1 plastic) bottled water
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| | cancer, and infertility in the rats.The
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| in the summer. Heat facilitates the
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| | ACC inspired acceptable level of
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| dissolution of phthalates into the water.
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| | phthalate myth should be blown out of the
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| Then the bottles may be stored for a much
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| | water with a recent study completed by
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| longer time than 10 days prior to
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| | the University of Rochester School of
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| consumption. Furthermore, freezing the
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| | Medicine and Dentistry. This study of 85
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| containers produces micro-fissures in the
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| | human infant boys reported in May 2005
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| interior surface of the plastic bottle
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| | showed that phthalate levels found
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| container as the water expands,
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| | normally in the general population
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| exponentially exposing more solute
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| | adversely influenced sexual development.
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| surface area. Traumatic handling or any
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| | The phthalate exposure these children had
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| motion of the package will further
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| | correlated with smaller penis size and
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| enhance diffusion. Applying the laws of
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| | incomplete testicular descent, which is a
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| physics, all of these factors clearly by
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| | condition that greatly increases the risk
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| extrapolation will increase the water
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| | of testicular cancer if left
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| dissolution of the plastic
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| | untreated.Solution 1 - Choose glass
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| containers.Fatty foods in plastic
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| | containers over plastic for purchase and
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| containers are even more problematic, as
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| | storage of food and beverages including
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| fats are absorbed differently and carry
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| | milk and water.American children can
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| their phthalate solvents into our bodies
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| | consume several milligrams of phthalate
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| more easily. Phthalates bio-accumulate
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| | each day.I wonder if THE GRADUATE's Mr.
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| because of their fat solubility.
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| | Robinson noticed that most of the teenage
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| Phthalates concentrate in such fat organs
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| | girls now-days have bigger breasts than
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| in our bodies such as brains, prostates,
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| | his seductive wife (gynecomastia), and
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| testicles, ovaries, breasts and,
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| | that they begin thelarche (breast
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| unfortunately, breast milk. (The other
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| | development) and menarche (menstruation)
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| popular food alternatives for infants are
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| | at a significantly younger age, or that
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| worse. Commercial baby formulas are
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| | many more have an endocrine pathology
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| loaded with the manmade phthalates.)I
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| | called PCOS (polycystic ovary
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| think the worst example of food
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| | syndrome).The chances of a woman getting
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| containment in plastic is milk. All milk
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| | breast cancer in her lifetime has
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| except non-fat milk contains fat. Cow
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| | probably gone from a risk of less than 1
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| milk itself represents a major source of
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| | in 10 (10%) before THE GRADUATE was made
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| the fats ingested by the public,
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| | to a 1 in about 7.5 (13.2 %) rate
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| especially children. Cattle concentrate
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| | today.The choice to avoid food chain
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| these chemicals by bioaccummulation
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| | plastics is a "no-brainer" when you
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| because EDC's from plastics are
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| | understand how these chemicals persist
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| ubiquitous in water and most animal food
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| | and accumulate in our environment, and
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| sources. Meat and dairy products are
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| | how they function in our bodies!Solution
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| therefore a major contributor to this
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| | 2 - Choose stainless steel containers
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| group of human food chain derived toxins,
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| | over plastic for storage of food and
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| regardless of their containment. It is
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| | beverages including water.Unfortunately,
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| now irresponsible to add more phathalates
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| | we are past the point of no return with
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| to the products by putting the milk
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| | phthalates. Just like
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| products in plastic containers that add
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| | cigarettes I think we'll have to live as
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| MORE EDC's.Cattle have intentially been
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| | prisoners with their impact on future
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| "fattened up" by adding hormones AND
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| | generations. The only defense we have at
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| unintentially "fattened up" more by the
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| | this time is to individually choose to
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| contamination of cattle food and water by
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| | avoid them when we can, to mitigate their
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| EDC's. The combination of these chemicals
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| | effects on our health.Phthalates clearly
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| passed on to the consumers in
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| | act upon hormone receptors in both men
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| concentrated form in milk products will
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| | and women. A concern is the potential
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| most likely exacerbate obesity in humans
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| | phthalate impact on breast and other
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| that consume them as well.Our current
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| | hormone sensitive tissue in human
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| scientific knowledge and common sense
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| | females, but phthalate's demasculinizing
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| screams for an end to consumer purchase
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| | potential on males is more of a threat to
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| of milk bottled in plastics. Until milk
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| | all species on the planet.Unlike Mr.
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| companies have their products
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| | McGuire, I think we can choose a better
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| quantatatively analysed for these EDC's
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| | future by avoiding his "one word." We
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| by competent independant laboratories, my
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| | should start by trying to reduce plastics
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| strong recommendation is to avoid
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| | in our food chain exposures.Bottom line:
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| purchase and consumption of milk and
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| | I would strongly advise consumers to
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| dairy products contained in
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| | purchase beverages and non-solid food
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| plastic.Sadly, the Croatian authors' 2003
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| | products packaged in glass rather than
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| conclusions about the safety of plastics
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| | plastic if given the choice.
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| were: "These (exposure) levels would not
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