12/16/2004
Johns Hopkins on dioxin
No plastics in microwave
No water bottles in freezer
No plastic wrap in microwave
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters worth noting…
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Don’t freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins in the plastic.
Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program explaining this health hazard. (He is the manager of the Wellness Program at the hospital.)
He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.
This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, without the dioxins.
So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else Paper isn’t bad but you don’t know what is in the paper. It’s just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He said we might remember when some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
To add to this, Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, use paper towels.
Pass this on to your family &friends &those that are important in you life.
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NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.
February 2nd, 2005 at 8:23 am
What about freezer bags.
February 2nd, 2005 at 7:47 pm
Read the info at the Ziploc® website here.
They say that this circulated email is not accurate for Saran™ or Ziploc® products.
August 7th, 2005 at 12:24 pm
You can read the FDA recommendations for safe microwave use at
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fs-mwave.html
August 7th, 2005 at 2:17 pm
Bottled water is an absolute joke, and I can’t understand why so many are so ignorant to the fact that, those companies get the water straight from the tap and pass it thru special “filtration” systems; then tell John Q. Public it’s from the “Underground Aquifer”.
Can’t believe how many actually believe that ********!:roll:
John “HANOI FONDA” Skerry is guilty of war crimes and lying to the people — he should be strung up in a tree and shot at sunrise, along with:
* Stephen Pearcy
* Ted Rall
* Theodore Kennedy
* Tater-Tot Crissy
August 7th, 2005 at 5:40 pm
This post is from DECEMBER. I guess people feel compelled to share…even if it’s 8 months later.
May 17th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
While there is lot’s of great info to be learned about how to properly use plastic when cooking, the dioxin scare according to these rules:
No plastics in microwave
No water bottles in freezer
No plastic wrap in microwave
Is a hoax according to John’s Hopkins: http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/halden_dioxins.html
The article explains that dioxins can cause a certain type of cancer. However check out where it says that come from. You are right that microwaving plastics can be problematic, but only when used in a way not intended (non microwavable, for extended heating beyond the recommended cook time).
August 24th, 2006 at 7:56 pm
This is a myth. You can look it up on the net. I alway check this sort of thing out before I post them to avoid the scare.
August 25th, 2006 at 5:11 am
I can’t imagine, regardless as to the information out there that with all the cases of cancer and other health problems that are becoming the norm, that chemicals and plastics that we come into contact with every day don’t play a part.
Dr. Randolph has led research and has helped a lot of people get well through getting these things out of a person’s environment at home.
Having had personal experience in this area, I can attest to the validity of his findings from a personal perspective, also.
Although I don’t believe he ever specifically pointed to the issue brought up in the post, his recommendation to his patients is to replace all plastics, even carpeting, for his sensitive patients with natural items made of cotton, etc., instead of vinyl, plastic and other manmade materials to relieve symptoms. It’s recommended to store milk in a glass container. food in glass containers rather than plastic, etc.
It’s another way of living, but for people who have suffered from being in contact with these things, it has been life saving and life altering.