FW: [ivu-sci] Red Star Yeast plant a major air polluter (pointer)

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Well, this is bad news, but I thought people should know about it.

 

Jack

 

 

Fri, 22 Feb 2002 20:20:17 -0800 (PST)

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[ivu-sci] Red Star Yeast plant a major air polluter (pointer)

 

 

Red Star yeast is often recommended as a source of vitamin B12 for vegans,

as it is fortified with B12. Vegans may be disturbed to learn that the

factory in Oakland, California (near San Francisco) that manufactures

the yeast emits more than 30,000 pounds (13,636 kg.) of acetaldehyde

(a known or probable carcinogen, depending on which authority you cite)

into the atmosphere each year. The link below is to an article in a

weekly local newspaper, describing local political opposition to

the plant:

 

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/issues/2002-02-20/cityside.html/1/index.html

 

Print article citation:

" Red Star's Rising Opposition " by Gordy Slack, the " Cityside " column

in the " East Bay Express " , Emeryville, California,

20 Feb 2002, vol. 24, #19, pp. 8-9.

 

Supplementary notes [explanation of local references in the article,

for those who don't live in the SF Bay Area]:

 

1. BART is the acronym for Bay Area Rapid Transit, a regional subway/train

system that connects the city of San Francisco and Oakland, Berkeley, and

the East SF Bay Area.

 

2. Piedmont is a small, very affluent community that borders on Oakland.

 

 

If the pollution bothers you, remember that supplements are an

excellent alternative source for B12.

 

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Tom Billings