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On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 16:42:43 GMT, "Vox Humana" >
wrote: > >Nov 30, 2004 > >Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Lettuce, Organic Milk >The Associated Press > > >WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has found traces of a rocket fuel chemical >in organic milk in Maryland, green leaf lettuce grown in Arizona and bottled >spring water from Texas and California. >What's not clear is the significance of the data, collected by the Food and >Drug Administration through Aug. 19. > >Sufficient amounts of perchlorate can affect the thyroid, potentially >causing delayed development and other problems. > >But Environmental Protection Agency official Kevin Mayer called for calm, >saying in an interview Tuesday: "Alarm is not warranted. That is clear." > >"I think that it is important that EPA and FDA and other agencies come to >some resolution about the toxicity of this chemical," Mayer said. "That has >been, frankly, a struggle for the last few years." > >The FDA found that of the various food items it tested, iceberg lettuce >grown in Belle Glade, Fla., had the highest concentrations of perchlorate. >The greens had 71.6 parts per billion of the compound, the primary >ingredient in solid rocket propellent. Red leaf lettuce grown in El Centro, >Calif., had 52 ppb of perchlorate. Most of the purified, distilled and >spring bottled water tested around the nation tested had no detectable >amount of perchlorate. > >Whole organic milk in Maryland, however, had 11.3 ppb of perchlorate. > >Asked whether that level of chemical in milk was worrisome, Mayer, the EPA's >regional perchlorate coordinator for Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada, >said, "The answer is, we don't know yet." > >The FDA said in a statement that consumers should not change their eating >habits in response to the test results, posted on the agency's Web site >Friday. > >The testing comes as federal agencies try find how much perchlorate people >are exposed to from food so they can determine whether action is needed to >protect the public health. Federal agencies have been trying since the early >1990s to determine what level of perchlorate is safe. > >The state of California, meanwhile, set a standard of no more than 10 ppb of >perchlorate in drinking water. That was lowered to 6 ppb in drinking water >to account for the chemical also lacing food, Mayer said. > >A more conservative suggestion, in a draft from the EPA, would allow no more >than 1 ppb of perchlorate in drinking water. > >The FDA tested lettuce samples collected at farms and packing sheds and >bottled water from retail stores. Raw milk samples came from a research >facility in Maryland and other milk samples were obtained from retail >stores. > >"These data are exploratory and should not be understood to be a reflection >of the distribution of perchlorate in the U.S. food supply," the agency said >in a statement. "Until more is known about the health effects of perchlorate >and its occurrence in foods, FDA continues to recommend that consumers eat a >balanced diet, choosing a variety of foods that are low in trans fat and >saturated fat, and rich in high-fiber grains, fruits and vegetables." > >--- > >On the Net: > >FDA report on perchlorate: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/ 7/8dms/clo4data.html > >AP-ES-11-30-04 2009EST > >This story can be found at: http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBJUC0T62E.html > > > What you didn't mention is that the chemical also occurs in nature so, it may have always been there. |
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Rocket fuel found in organic food
"Dark Skies" > wrote in message news > On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 16:42:43 GMT, "Vox Humana" > > wrote: > > > > >Nov 30, 2004 > > > >Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Lettuce, Organic Milk > >The Associated Press > > > > > >WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has found traces of a rocket fuel chemical > >in organic milk in Maryland, green leaf lettuce grown in Arizona and bottled > >spring water from Texas and California. > >What's not clear is the significance of the data, collected by the Food and > >Drug Administration through Aug. 19. > What you didn't mention is that the chemical also occurs in nature so, > it may have always been there. Actually I just posted the article. It did say the following: ">"These data are exploratory and should not be understood to be a reflection > >of the distribution of perchlorate in the U.S. food supply," the agency said > >in a statement. " |
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"Vox Humana" > wrote in message ... > > Actually I just posted the article. It did say the following: > ">"These data are exploratory and should not be understood to be a > reflection >> >of the distribution of perchlorate in the U.S. food supply," the agency > said >> >in a statement. " No offense intended, but then why post the article at all? |
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"rmg" > wrote in message . com... > > "Vox Humana" > wrote in message > ... > > > > Actually I just posted the article. It did say the following: > > ">"These data are exploratory and should not be understood to be a > > reflection > >> >of the distribution of perchlorate in the U.S. food supply," the agency > > said > >> >in a statement. " > > > No offense intended, but then why post the article at all? I thought it was interesting and food related. Many people pay a premium price for "organic" food thinking that it is free of unwanted chemicals. The comment about the fact that the chemicals in question could be found in nature was appropriate. I just wanted to point out that it wasn't ME who wrote the article. |
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