Poison in Our Foods/UK -- Toxic Corrosives ALL MUST READ

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A good question is whether these substances are already in ourfoods in the US.....Maybe this is why Americans have so muchindigestion and then require medicine from Big Pharma.....ormaybe Chemtrails are taking too long..........Drain Cleaner and Quicklime Poisons Approved for Food Supplements as SafeVitamins are BannedThree substances approved for use in food supplements by the EuropeanCommission and the Food Standards Agency are exposed today as fatal tohumans.Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide and Calcium Oxide - also known asCaustic Soda, Caustic Potash and Quicklime - are all contained in a list of safe" substances for supplementation in the EU's Food Supplements Directive,supposedly devised to protect consumers. Sodium Hydroxide and Potassium Hydroxide are widely used as constituents ofdrain and oven cleaners, while Calcium Oxide is commonly used to destroycarcasses of humans and animals. Thus, the Directive licenses three potentially fatal chemicals, whileseeking to ban hundreds of vitamins and minerals in beneficial doses, atlevels recognised by UK and international scientists as perfectly safe.The revelation, say campaigners, should force a full review of the Directiveby the UK and the EU. More than 1,000,000 consumers signed a petition handedto Government last week, urging politicians to resist the draconianrestrictions, which will force many people to resort to pharmaceutical drugs.Highlighting the "ludicrously flawed" legislation, Consumers for HealthChoice said the Directive will actually allow the inclusion of poisons,while banning hundreds of safe, proven, vitamin and mineral products, thathave been on the UK market for decades.It was CHC who commissioned the report into the list of so-called "approvedsubstances" from Phylax Ltd., consultants in toxicology.The independent report says: "The list contains three substances that ifincluded in food supplements could prove fatal if ingested. These substances…as their names imply….are caustic substances with well-established toxiceffects when administered orally or by skin exposure or in aerosol form". "All the three caustic substances have been used in the past as constituentsof pastes used to destroy skin growths such as warts but are rarely or everused today.""Due to the caustic nature of these substances, humane practice precludesmodern, conventional animal toxicity testing…. References to the damagingeffects of these substances are listed in standard texts dealing with thehazards of industrial chemicals."Sue Croft, Consumers for Health Choice, said: "In the past Calcium Oxide hasbeen combined with sodium hydroxide as a constituent of London Paste, usedto destroy skin tissue"This report just illustrates the superficial and farcical nature of the wayGovernment and the EU has approached the whole subject. If they want toregain consumer confidence, it's not enough to say 'we'll drop these three,then' - they must go back to the drawing board, and simply start again."The Food Supplements Directive, due to become law in the UK next year,contains a list of nutrients and nutrient sources for use in dietarysupplements. At present over 300 safe and popular nutrients and nutrientsources, which have been on the UK market for decades, are not on thepermitted list and unless comprehensive safety dossiers are submitted andapproved for each, they will be banned. For further information\interviews contact:Sue Croft at Consumers for Health Choice on 01275 371812 or 07860 286425Dr Bob Lister, Phylax Ltd., 01494 675758Toxicity of the Three Preparations Listed in the EU Supplements DirectiveBy DR. R.E. LISTER BSc ( Hons Pharmacol), PhD, CBiol, FIBiolPhylax Ltd - Consultants in ToxicologySodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda, NaOH)This substance is widely used in industry as a constituent of powerfulcleaning agents such as lye and domestically as a constituent of drain andoven cleaners. Its use in these latter applications has declined due to itsobvious dangers and it has been replaced largely by less corrosive agents.Animal StudiesAcute ToxicityLD50 Mouse i.p. 40 mg/kg (2)Other StudiesOral intubation of a 4% solution in rabbits caused mucosal and sub-mucosalnecrosis within 10 seconds, a 12% solution eroded into the muscle, and a 28%solution caused perforation. Similar results are seen in cats. A 5% aqueoussolution of sodium hydroxide applied to the skin of rabbits for 4 hrproduced severe necrosis; however, a 1% solution (pH 13.4) failed to causegastric, oesophageal, or other damage. (1)Human ExperienceHuman exposure by ingestion leads to symptoms and outcomes similar to thatfor Potassium Hydroxide (q.v)========================================================Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic Potash, KOH)This chemical possesses similar caustic properties to sodium hydroxide andis used for similar purposes.Human Toxicity Excerpts: Acute poisoning: Ingestion of potassium hydroxide is followed by severe painvomiting, diarrhoea, & collapse. The vomitus contains blood and desquamatedmucosal lining. If death does not occur in the first 24 hours, the patientmay improve for 2-4 days and then have a sudden onset of severe abdominalpain, board-like abdominal rigidity, and rapid fall of blood pressureindicating delayed gastric or oesophageal perforation. Oesophageal stricturecan occur weeks, months, or even years later to make swallowing difficult.Carcinoma is a risk in later life. (5)===================================================Calcium Oxide (Quicklime)This is a constituent of lye, a powerful chemical disinfectant used todestroy carcases of humans and animals that may pose a risk to health. Ithas been used in the past combined with sodium hydroxide as a constituent ofLondon Paste, used to destroy skin.Human Toxicity Excerpts: Ingestion of calcium oxide causes swallowing to become painful and difficultalmost immediately burning pain extends down the oesophagus to stomach.Contaminated areas of lips, chin, tongue and the pharynx become oedematousand covered with exudate. There is profuse salivation and because ofpharyngeal and oesophageal oedema, it may become impossible after a fewhours to swallow even saliva. Mucous membranes are at first white but laterbrown, oedematous, gelatinous, and necrotic. Vomitus is thick and slimy dueto mucus; later it may contain blood and shreds of mucous membrane. Deathmay ensue if not treated (6) REFERENCES1. 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