If you are concerned about the recent outbreak of Listeria (check out the article on Listeria in this month's issue of our Life-Style magazine), relax. You are at far more risk from the chemical invasion of our food, water and even our air than anything those yucky little critters can do.
CHEMICALS - THE MORE THE MERRIER!
According to the Toxic Substances Control Act, which has not been updated in a meaningful way since 1978, seventy thousand chemicals were in use in the U.S. in 2002. There are now actually 80,000 chemicals in use. Where do we go from here?
Little or no testing has been done by anyone on these chemicals in combination with one or more other chemicals, other than your mother telling you not to mix ammonia and bleach. But not to worry! Monsanto and the other Big Chems have only your best interests at heart.
BUT HERE'S THE GOOD(?) NEWS
If you'd like to learn a little more - or find out what you can do - or you just need something else to worry about - visit the Environmental Working Group's website. They have an interesting news story, dated Jan. 11, 2011, concerning fluoride that I found fascinating. Here's a brief quote:
"Just days after U.S. health officials moved to reduce the level of fluoride in U.S. drinking water, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving to ban the use of a fluoride-based pesticide on food because the fluoride in pesticide residue could be contributing to over-exposure of children."
They go on, "With today's announcement, the EPA Office of Pesticide Program has concluded that the current legal limit of the pesticide residue on food does not adequately protect children from aggregate fluoride exposures, such as drinking water and toothpaste."
GOTTA LOVE THE GOOD STUFF THEY'RE DOING FOR US
Remember all those health nuts that have been warning about this for many years? They're starting to look a lot smarter now, aren't they?
eventually all these things that are done to protect us are going to have the exact opposite effect, are already having the exact opposite effect...what ever happened to the "back to the earth movement" in the 70s...no chemicals in the body or on the land or in the water...the movement and the theory evaporated like a morning mist, so 40 years later we've regressed big time and made absolutely no progress toward not polluting ourselves, our water, our food, our land...just big business still as greedy greedy greedy as ever! And consumers going along for the ride!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this post, really makes you think. I'll definitely take a look at the links.
ReplyDelete@Theanne and Baron. Thanks for your comment Theanne. We liked it so much that we posted it in our December issue of FAB in the We Hear You section. We value your comments. Let us know what you think of the Made In America? series/
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