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Avatard · 12-08-2010, 07:28 AM

Flame retardant found in butter

"Flame retardants were not made to be eaten. They're made to slow down the smoke in fires. They're not a food component. They don't belong there"

"95 percent of Americans have flame retardant chemicals in their body, according to Sonya Lunder, a senior analyst with the Environmental Working Group."

"The health effects of PBDEs on humans, especially developing children, are not fully known. In animal studies, PBDEs are associated with liver cancer and neurobehavioral alterations."

"...a 40-pound child would need to eat only 3 percent of a stick of contaminated butter to exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's daily safe exposure level for PBDE-209, the main component in PBDE."

http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2...butter-sample/

12-08-2010, 07:28 AM	#1
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Hey, at least you might not catch fire as easy Flame retardant found in butter "Flame retardants were not made to be eaten. They're made to slow down the smoke in fires. They're not a food component. They don't belong there" "95 percent of Americans have flame retardant chemicals in their body, according to Sonya Lunder, a senior analyst with the Environmental Working Group." "The health effects of PBDEs on humans, especially developing children, are not fully known. In animal studies, PBDEs are associated with liver cancer and neurobehavioral alterations." "...a 40-pound child would need to eat only 3 percent of a stick of contaminated butter to exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's daily safe exposure level for PBDE-209, the main component in PBDE." http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2...butter-sample/ __________________ Insert free thought here.