Fluoride, Pentagon, Biopirates, Stink Bugs, Carcinogens, Splenda, Junk Food, Fre

March 12, 2005

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 16:50:52 +0100

" Sepp Hasslberger " <sepp

Fwd: Fluoride, Pentagon, Biopirates, Stink Bugs, Carcinogens,

Splenda, Junk Food, Fresh Produce, ETC........

I am forwarding you this copy of a newsletter by

Steve Tvedten an anti-pesticide campaigner.

It is interesting to see how the anti-poisons

campaign, the anti-GMO campaign and our health

freedom efforts are starting to blend into one

big movement... :-)

Kind regards

Sepp

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:59:12 -0500

Steve Tvedten <steve

Fluoride, Pentagon, Biopirates, Stink Bugs, Carcinogens,

Splenda,

Junk Food, Fresh Produce, ETC........

Mary-Ann Warmerdam <mwarmerdam

Bone & joint pains? Skeletal fluorosis can result

from consumption of excessive amounts of instant

tea because of substantial fluoride levels in

some commercial preparations, but consumption of

green or oolong tea of moderate strength, steeped

in pure water, is safe, and even helps to reduce

the risk of hypertension. Symptoms of skeletal

fluorosis include worsening skeletal discomfort,

neck pain, elbow and knee pain, bone and joint

pains, and periodontal disease.

<http://www.bettykamen.com/hints/1763.htm>http://www.bettykamen.com/hints/1763.h\

tm

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ALERT: STOP THE PENTAGON'S WAR ON PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT

The Pentagon is lobbying Congress to pass a new

law that would allow the military to freely

violate a host of environmental regulations.

Entitled " The Readiness and Range Preservation

Initiative, " the legislation would allow military

facilities to ignore laws like the Clean Air Act.

The Pentagon claims environmental regulations are

a threat to national security, since they

restrict the military. The proposal comes on the

heels of a sharply different bill sponsored by

Senator Diane Feinstein of California that would

hold the military responsible for cleaning up

perchlorate pollution (rocket fuel), which has

recently been discovered in 93% of the nation's

lettuce and 97% of breast milk samples. Take

action here:

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/perchlorate.htm>http://www.organicconsumers.org\

/perchlorate.htm

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BIOPIRATES LOSE PATENT ON SEEDS OF INDIA'S SACRED TREE, THE NEEM

Under the New World Order of the World Trade

Organization (WTO), corporations now have the

right to " discover " seeds and genetic materials

used by indigenous peoples for centuries, and

patent these materials, thereby obtaining

monopoly rights to its products and profits. One

such example is that of India's Neem Tree,

traditionally considered a sacred tree, whose

seeds have a fungicidal quality that has been

common knowledge to the indigenous people of

India for centuries. Despite this widespread

traditional use, an American company, Thermo

Trilogy, was able to obtain a patent on that

process. In other words, using Neem Tree seeds as

a fungicide suddenly became illegal, unless you

paid Thermo Trilogy its royalties first. But last

week, for the first time in history, a patent has

been revoked as a matter of protecting

traditional knowledge and practices. This

landmark decision, made by the European Patent

Office, is being celebrated in India and will

likely inspire the reassessment of dozens of

other similar patents.

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/patent/neemtree030905.cfm>http://www.organiccon\

sumers.org/patent/neemtree030905.cfm

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STINK BUGS OUTWIT GENETIC ENGINEERS

Southern U.S. cotton farmers are speaking out

against Bt cotton, a plant genetically engineered

to create its own pesticide to ward off

bollworms. Although Bt cotton farmers are

enjoying a decrease in bollworm damage, they say

the plants are unexpectedly attracting other

pests at a much higher rate. This week, North

Carolina State University released a study on the

matter, indicating that the state's Bt cotton

fields have an average of three times more damage

from stink bugs than conventional cotton.

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/clothes/stinkbugs030905.cfm>http://www.organicc\

onsumers.org/clothes/stinkbugs030905.cfm

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HIDDEN CARCINOGENS IN BABY CARE PRODUCTS

American moms and dads are expressing anger over

new reports revealing a host of hidden

carcinogens in baby care products. According to

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, " The cosmetics

industry has borrowed a page from the playbook of

the tobacco industry by putting profits ahead of

public health. " The OCA and Cancer Prevention

Coalition joined together last week to inform

consumers of these dangers while providing

information about safe alternatives.

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/babies030105.cfm>http://www.organiccon\

sumers.org/bodycare/babies030105.cfm

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SPLENDA'S MISLEADING ADVERTISING

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) has filed

a formal complaint with the Federal Trade

Commission (FTC) regarding the advertising

practices of Splenda. The artificial sweetener

carries the slogan " Made from sugar, so it tastes

like sugar, " and as a result, nearly half of all

consumers believe Splenda is natural, according

to a survey done by the Center for Science in the

Public Interest. In actuality, Splenda is made

through a complex chemical process using

chlorination and phosgene gas.

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/splenda030105.cfm

>http://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/splenda030105.cfm

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BAD NEWS FOR JUNK FOOD LOVERS

This week, a committee of 35 scientists from 13

countries, organized by the World Health

Organization, announced major concerns with

increasing levels of acrylamides in food.

Acrylamides are carcinogens that are now known to

be created when carbohydrates are cooked at

extremely high temperatures, like french fries

and potato chips.

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/school/junkfood30705.cfm>http://www.organiccons\

umers.org/school/junkfood30705.cfm

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GOOD NEWS FOR FRESH PRODUCE LOVERS

The American Medical Association has published

the results of three new studies, further

underlining the fact that plant based diets

reduce cancer risks. A diet high in fresh fruits

and vegetables offers nutrient combinations that

are consistently being shown to lower risks of

prostate, breast and colon cancers.

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/eatveg30705.cfm>http://www.organicco\

nsumers.org/foodsafety/eatveg30705.cfm

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THE ACTION ALERTS OF ORGANIC BYTES SHOW " REAL BITE "

The OCA would like to thank all of you who have

joined in on their Organic Bytes Action Alerts,

signing their online petitions and forwarding

these important news briefs to friends and

colleagues. The OCA now have 250,000 online

rs to Organic Bytes and 20,000 people

visiting their website daily. Here's a quick

update on some of their recent victories:

SUPPORT TILLAMOOK CHEESE AGAINST MONSANTO

INTIMIDATION (Issue #51) - On 2/25/2005, the OCA

called on Bytes readers to support a large

nationwide distributor of cheese that was

considering going rBGH-free. Thanks in part to

your action, despite threats by Monsanto, the

Tillamook board of directors has voted to go

rBGH-free. We hope this will inspire a chain

reaction of other major dairy companies to do the

same.

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/rbghlink.html>http://www.organicconsumers.org/r\

bghlink.html

TERMINATE THE TERMINATOR (Issue #50) - On

2/11/2005, the OCA informed you of new efforts to

legalize the " Terminator " gene, an experimental

genetic engineering technique that makes plant

seeds sterile. Thanks in part to your letters to

the United Nations, those efforts by the biotech

industry were stopped, and the terminator has

been (at least temporarily) terminated.

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/un.htm>http://www.organicconsumers.org/un.htm

NEW EPA DEAL LETS FACTORY FARMS POLLUTE AIR WITHOUT RESTRICTION (Issue

#49) - On 1/28/2005, the OCA notified rs

about a new agreement between the Bush

Administration and factory farms that allows

these industrial operations to ignore a variety

of environmental regulations. The good news is

that a federal court has ruled that Bush's new

water pollution policies for factory farms are so

lax they are illegal. The bad news is that the

EPA has not reversed its January 2005

announcement that factory farms don't have to

follow the Clean Air Act. If you have not signed

the petition yet, please do so now:

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa3.htm>http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa3.h\

tm

EPA CUTTING BACKROOM DEAL THAT THREATENS KIDS

(Issue #47)- On 12/31/2005, the OCA alerted Bytes

readers about Dow Chemical and the EPA meeting

behind closed doors to remove the ban on the

toxic termite pesticide Dursban. Thanks in part

to your overwhelming response to that alert, that

backroom deal was dropped and the ban on Dursban

is still in force.

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa-dow.htm>http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa\

-dow.htm

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IN THIS EPA UPDATE:

EPA Proposes To Codify Existing Data Requirements

And Revise Data Submission Procedures And Policies

EPA published a proposed rule in the Federal

Register on March 11, 2005, entitled " Pesticides;

Data Requirement for Conventional Chemicals. " The

Agency is proposing to codify existing data

requirements for product chemistry, toxicology,

residue chemistry, applicator exposure,

post-application exposure, nontarget terrestrial

and aquatic organisms, nontarget plant

protection, and environmental fate. These data

requirements are listed in part 158 of Title 40

of the Code of Federal Regulations and are

intended to provide EPA with the necessary

information for the registration of a

conventional pesticide. This proposed rule does

not apply to the data requirements for the

registration of antimicrobial pesticide products

or biopesticide products; biochemical pesticides;

microbial pesticides; inert ingredients for

pesticide products; spray drift; and product

performance (efficacy). EPA also proposes to add

a few new studies, reformat the requirements, and

revise the general procedures and policies

associated with data submission. These proposals

are intended to clarify the data requirements and

contribute to the efficiency of the registration

process.

The Federal Register notice is available at

<http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/March/Day-11/p4466.htm>http://www.epa\

..gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/March/Day-11/p4466.htm

The comment period on the proposal begins on

March 11, 2005, and will close on June 9, 2005.

For general questions on pesticides and pesticide

poisoning prevention, contact the National

Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), toll free,

at: 1-800-858-7378, by E-mail at

<npicnpic, or

by visiting their website at:

<http://npic.orst.edu/>http://npic.orst.edu/

For information about EPA's pesticide program,

visit our homepage at:

<http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/>http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

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Recent research has reignited an old fuss about

the environmental toxicity of pesticides. In

the paper, researchers point out that the

active ingredients of many common pesticides

consist of mirror-image structures. These isomers

can have very different toxicities and

degradation rates, and this fact is often missed by current EPA

regulations.

<>http://pubs.acs.org//journals/esthag-w/2005/mar/science/pt_pesticide.\

html

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Pesticides and Health -

<http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2005/113-3/correspondence.html>http://ehp.niehs.n\

ih.gov/docs/2005/113-3/correspondence.html

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PROBERS EYE NEW ANGLE IN BOHOL DEATHS: Focus

shifts to pesticide by Ferliza Contratista March

11, 2005

MABINI, BOHOL — As hysterical parents yesterday

started burying their young, tragic victims from

Wednesday's mass poisoning, a new pall of gloom

started swirling around this grieving town as the

suspected cause of the tragedy swung from the

innocent to the sinister. Originally thought to

be caused by ill-prepared " pichi-pichi, " a

delicious snack made from the potentially lethal

root crop cassava, authorities investigating the

incident that killed 30 grade school pupils and

downed more than a hundred others have swung

their attention to the possibility that real

poison may be involved. This after police who

visited the home of one of two vendors who sold

the snack during recess at the San Jose

Elementary School in this sleepy town on the

eastern seaboard of Bohol found several empty

bottles of pesticide common in farming

communities throughout the Philippines.

<http://www.thefreeman.com/local/index.php?fullstory=1 & issue=articles_20050311 & i\

d=28157>http://www.thefreeman.com/local/index.php?fullstory=1 & issue=articles_200\

50311 & id=28157

11 - Cassava food poisoning in Bohol probed

<http://news.balita.ph/html/public_html/article.php?story=20050311145721034>http\

://news.balita.ph/html/public_html/article.php?story=20050311145721034

[OEM Mod.LL notation: At this point, it is yet to

be established if the illnesses were related to

cyanide or pesticide, and the published symptoms

are not elaborated enough to clarify the

diagnosis. Regarding organophosphates, they form

an irreversible bond with the

cholinesterase enzyme. Cholinesterases rapidly

hydrolyze the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into

inactive fragments. Acetylcholine

(ACh) is found in sympathetic and parasympathetic

ganglia and in the terminal nerve endings of

postganglionic parasympathetic nerves at the

motor endplates of nerves in the skeletal muscle.

Inactivation of the enzyme allows ACh to

accumulate at the synapse, leading to

overstimulation and the disruption of nerve

impulses. The excess of ACH affects muscarinic

and nicotinic peripheral receptors of ACh as well

as central nervous system (CNS) effects.

Muscarinic findings may include the following:

salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation

and/or diarrhea (SLUD), wheezing and/or

bronchoconstriction, pulmonary edema, increased

pulmonary and oropharyngeal secretions, sweating,

slow heart rate, and abdominal cramping and

intestinal hypermotility. Nicotinic findings may

include the following: muscle fasciculations

(twitching), fatigue, paralysis, respiratory

muscle weakness, diminished respiratory effort,

and high blood pressure. CNS findings may

include the following: anxiety, restlessness,

confusion, headache, slurred speech, lack of

muscle coordination, seizures, and coma.

Predominant symptoms and signs vary according to

the age of the affected person. Children,

particularly young children, present with altered

levels of consciousness rather than the classic

salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation,

GI distress, and emesis (SLUDGE) syndrome that is

more commonly observed in adults.]

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Massive Multinational Assault on Alternative

Medicines.

<http://www.middlepath.com.au/foh/joevialls.php>http://www.middlepath.com.au/foh\

/joevialls.php

As this New Zealand battle rages

<http://www.nzhealthtrust.co.nz>http://www.nzhealthtrust.co.nz

a parallel battle rages in Canada where Bill

C-420 ( " The Foods are Not Drugs Act " ) just made

it through a second reading of the Canadian

Parliament. It must now go to the House and must

survive a third reading, but Canadians are doing

the right thing by trying to undo the illegal

harmonization to Australian law which has taken

them in the wrong direction.

Unfortunately, Codex meanwhile looms over all

these proceedings like a Ten Thousand Pound

Guerrilla- see EMERGENCY UPDATE FROM THE HEALTH

FREEDOM FRONT LINES

<http://www.lef.org/featured-articles/emergency_update_020705.htm>http://www.lef\

..org/featured-articles/emergency_update_020705.htm

Australians- coordinate through Mike Bending at

<http://www.paradigm-changes.com>http://www.paradigm-changes.com .

You should push your Parliament to harmonize to

New Zealand law, connect with NZ Health Trust at

<http://www.nzhealthtrust.co.nz>http://www.nzhealthtrust.co.nz

and get some synergy going down under

Education is the first step... then urge your

friends to sign on to the IAHF list at

<http://www.iahf.com>http://www.iahf.com and to

support IAHF.

Alternative medicine rules tightened. 10/03/2005. ABC News Online

<http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1319924.htm>http://www.abc.net.au/\

news/newsitems/200503/s1319924.htm]

Australia raises regulatory bar on herbal

products

-

<http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/pdf/cmreport.pdf>http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/pdf/cmre\

port.pdf

The TGA posted the full response document at:

<http://www.tga.gov.au/cm/cmresponse.pdf>http://www.tga.gov.au/cm/cmresponse.pdf\

..

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