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Once upon a time, it used to be a beautiful day
in the neighborhood...that no longer applies to the world of 2006.
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Good morning, boys and girls. Can you say:
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Polydimethylsiloxane?
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Polydimethylsiloxane is a substance that is
manufactured by Dow Chemical and is primarily used in food-manufacturing
factories as a de-foaming agent for commercial boilers.
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Polydimethylsiloxane is not approved for use
as a food additive, yet, Pizza Hut is using this silicone-based chemical
as a stabilizer for cheese on its patented pizza products. Some of those
pizzas go directly to your child's schools and are served at lunchtime.
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In order to preserve their frozen pizzas, Pizza
Hut claims that their silicon emulsifier is a necessary preservative and
emulsifier.
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Although the package does not list its own secret
formula, it does list "other additives" under the guise of this patent:
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Patent # 4894245
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A review of the United States Patent Office website
confirms this story that was first reported on page 5 of the February, 2006
issue of Pete Hardin's "Milkweed." The actual patent:
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http://tinyurl.com/7d6t8
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The following is included in the online
patent:
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"A silicone emulsifier (Dow Corning FG-10) is
mixed with water to form a 0.05% emulsifier solution. This solution is sprayed
on the frozen cheese granules at a rate of 1.75 parts of solution per 100
parts by weight of cheese."
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Our children are eating silicon in school cafeterias.
Silicon is not an approved substance for human consumption. Neither is
Polydimethylsiloxane, or formaldehyde which results as a byproduct when frozen
silicone-sprayed pizza is subjected to heat. Polydimethylsiloxane breaks
down into formaldehyde when subjected to heat in excess of 150 degrees
centigrade. See:
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http://www.itcilo.it/english/actrav/telearn/osh/ic/9016006.htm
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As guardians for all children, should we continue
allowing school kids to naively ingest silicone and formaldehyde?
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How dangerous is formaldehyde? The National Cancer
Institute reports:
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"Formaldehyde has been classified as a human
carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) by the International Agency for Research
on Cancer and as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency."
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See:
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http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/formaldehyde
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Write a letter to your local school board. The
health of our children is in great jeopardy.
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http://themilkweed.com/Current.htm
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Robert Cohen http://www.notmilk.com
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