speaking of popcorn ,,,,beware,,,,, NO MORE MICROWAVE POPCORN warning,,,, (753 hits)
my grandson and I love microwave popcorn we watch sports and eat popcorn ..... 2 DAYS LATTER WE HAT TO TAKE HIM TO THE DOCTOR ! TELL YOUR PEOPLE !
Hidden Toxins Found in Popular Snack Food Popcorn
It’s made by pumping salt, soybean oil, flavoring, and corn kernels into specially processed air tight microwave bags. But a closer look at the ingredients label of a leading brand of popcorn reveals some things you might not have known about your favorite snack.
The first ingredient is, obviously, popcorn. The next ingredient is partially hydrogenated soybean oil —yikes! That’s a source of trans fat, the most toxic fat of all. A second potential danger in microwave popcorn is diacetyl, the ingredient found in the fake butter flavoring. There’s even a debilitating respiratory disease known as “popcorn worker’s lung,” (the medical name of the condition is bronchiolitis obliterans) suffered by microwave popcorn factory workers and believed to be caused by prolonged inhalation of the chemical’s fumes. In response to the concerns regarding the risks of diacetyl exposure, a number of microwave popcorn manufacturers have discontinued using it in their products, but many experts argue that the replacement compounds are no safer. Adding insult to injury, most microwave bags are coated with PFCs (perfluorinated compounds), chemicals that have been shown to suppress immune function in children and cause cancer in animals. In response to safety concerns, most manufacturers are working on phasing out use of this chemical, too.
Good post brother...I also read where the PFC's can break down to form a chemical called perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) which can migrate into the food when heated and studies suggest that a pregnant woman's exposure to PFOA may reduce her baby's birth weight. The good news is that the EPA has asked manufacturers to work toward eliminating PFOA from their products by 2015.
Friday, July 13th 2012 at 12:59PM
Siebra Muhammad
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with State of Connecticut - Department of Economic and Community Development in Brookfield, CT Colchester, CT Darien, CT East Gran, CT.
