RE: scorecard

[Guest guest]

Last time I checked, there were about 116,000 chemicals in permitted use in the

United States.

Of these, about 3000 -- yes, that IS the correct number of zeros -- have ever

been safety tested

in any manner whatsoever.

 

If you are using anything at all that contains chemicals, and if you don't check

them out one by

one, you are at risk. We all are.

 

And every time we buy any product that contains such chemicals, we are

proactively, voluntarily,

as a freewill act, voting for continued use and development of these chemicals.

 

Just a few thoughts.

Elchanan

 

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of Leah

Morrison

Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:09 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] scorecard

 

 

 

Since we have been talking about what is toxic and whats not lately, I thought I

would share

this website I just learned about from my environmental science class.

www.scorecard.org

 

While I was reading on the site, I decided to search for a chemical name. The

closest thing to

me with ingredients to try was my Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea hand cream. The

first word I

searched was cyclopentasiloxane. The result was a bit shocking.

" Ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to ecosystems. " The

second chemical

I tried from the same hand cream was stearic acid, and I discovered its also

used in pesticides.

They said the third time's a charm so I tried alanine and found the following

about it:

Developmental Toxicant

Suspected: Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant

Neurotoxicant

Respiratory Toxicant

Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant

 

So, no more Bath & Body Works for me! Enjoy the site.

Leah

 

www.stampyleah.blogspot.com

 

 

 

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