Re: Re: Breastfeeding - A new study FYI-

[Guest guest]

Since nobody eats TV screens or sofa cushions (I hope) this stuff must be

ingested in other ways and would most probably in the infants whether they are

breast or artificially fed. At least with the breast they are getting mom's

antibodies. Still not a good reason to not breastfeed, but is a good reason to

turn off the TV. My DH who works for the cable co. calls it ariel sewage. Amy

Re: Breastfeeding - A new study FYI-

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I really don't like to watch the news but I had the T.V. on while

cooking and heard an announcement on " What's in the breastmilk some

new info " and to watch the news. So I left the t.v. on waited

until I heard the story. I did not see any baby formula commercials.

They also mentioned that this chemical can be found in t.v. screens,

computer screens, foam in the furniture, etc.....

-Vee

> Did you notice any commercials before, during or after the news...

for baby

> formula?

>

>

>

>

> > Hi All,

> > I was watching the news and they were reporting on a study

> > of women who are breastfeeding their babies. They tested the

> > milk of these woman and they had very high levels of

> > fire retardant chemicals (molecules very similiar to PCB's).

> > One of the woman they interviewed was shocked when told she

> > and others had very high levels of this chemical in their

breastmilk.

> > What was very surprising was that she claims to eat only organic

> > foods, sleeps on organic mattress, and drinks purified and

filtered

> > water.

> > -Vee

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Not to mention what it doesn't. Amy

Re: Breastfeeding - A new study FYI-

If that is what is found in breastmilk, wonder what formula contains!?!

Kathy

> > Did you notice any commercials before, during or after the news...

> for baby

> > formula?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > > Hi All,

> > > I was watching the news and they were reporting on a study

> > > of women who are breastfeeding their babies. They tested the

> > > milk of these woman and they had very high levels of

> > > fire retardant chemicals (molecules very similiar to PCB's).

> > > One of the woman they interviewed was shocked when told she

> > > and others had very high levels of this chemical in their

> breastmilk.

> > > What was very surprising was that she claims to eat only organic

> > > foods, sleeps on organic mattress, and drinks purified and

> filtered

> > > water.

> > > -Vee

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

SOY !! :-(

> If that is what is found in breastmilk, wonder what formula contains!?!

>

> Kathy

[Guest guest]

>

>Since nobody eats TV screens or sofa cushions (I hope) this stuff must be

ingested in other ways and would most probably in the infants whether they are

breast or artificially fed. At least with the breast they are getting mom's

antibodies. Still not a good reason to not breastfeed, but is a good reason to

turn off the TV. My DH who works for the cable co. calls it ariel sewage. Amy

I wonder if it might be coming from cows milk ... have they tested that? Someone

was saying cows are being fed recycled stuff in some places, I'd think some

fire-retardents could slip in there.

-- Heidi

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[Guest guest]

Couldn't it just be inhaled, absorbed through skin or mouth tissue, etc, from

furniture? If the stuff is in the furniture, it probably gets bounced into

the air. But it's a good point that if that's the case the babies would get it

anyway, without breast feeding.

Interesting they found European women to have much lower levels of this

chemical. It's not a good case for not breastfeeding, but maybe it's a good

case

to move to Europe :-/ Or buy imported furniture :-P

Chris

[Guest guest]

What about these fire retardent pajamas that most American parents put their

babies and children to sleep in? Could that be a cause. Clothing is so highly

toxic these days. These things are made from polyester.

Elainie

[Guest guest]

In Michigan some years ago a bag of fire retardant was accidentally mixed in

with cattle feed. Farmers lost whole herds when their cows died, and Farm

Bureau almost went belly up.

So I would be very surprised if fire retardant were being fed to cattle.

But times change, and you never know.

Judith Alta

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>Since nobody eats TV screens or sofa cushions (I hope) this stuff must be

ingested in other ways and would most probably in the infants whether they

are breast or artificially fed. At least with the breast they are getting

mom's antibodies. Still not a good reason to not breastfeed, but is a good

reason to turn off the TV. My DH who works for the cable co. calls it ariel

sewage. Amy

I wonder if it might be coming from cows milk ... have they tested that?

Someone was saying cows are being fed recycled stuff in some places, I'd

think some fire-retardents could slip in there.

-- Heidi

[Guest guest]

Our local news said the chemicals were coming from furniture and fabrics that

was treated with fire retardant! Now can you imagine the little darlings that

wear the fire retardant sleepers that are made?

Janet

[Guest guest]

>So I would be very surprised if fire retardant were being fed to cattle.

>

>But times change, and you never know.

>

>Judith Alta

I kind of doubt they would do it on purpose too. Or to people! But

they are feeding them stuff like newsprint and other recycles,

which could easily be contaminated.

-- Heidi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/24/03 4:50:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

heidis@... writes:

> I kind of doubt they would do it on purpose too. Or to people! But

> they are feeding them stuff like newsprint and other recycles,

> which could easily be contaminated.

This is entirely relevant, but in the same vein, I read that some factory

farms feed cow's pesticides, with the intention of pesticide residue in the

manure warding off flies and whanot. The source I read it in is questionable,

but

if true, that's kind of scary.

Chris

[Guest guest]

I could never get my daughter to wear them (not that I tryed very hard). SHe

would cry and pull at them and squirm till they were taken off. AMy

Re: Re: Breastfeeding - A new study FYI-

What about these fire retardent pajamas that most American parents put their

babies and children to sleep in? Could that be a cause. Clothing is so highly

toxic these days. These things are made from polyester.

Elainie

[Guest guest]

>> I kind of doubt they would do it on purpose too. Or to people! But

>> they are feeding them stuff like newsprint and other recycles,

>> which could easily be contaminated.

>

>This is entirely relevant, but in the same vein, I read that some factory

>farms feed cow's pesticides, with the intention of pesticide residue in the

>manure warding off flies and whanot. The source I read it in is questionable,

but

>if true, that's kind of scary.

>

>Chris

Hmm. Yes it is scary. And right on schedule, here is a new one: rocket fuel

components in milk! So hey, there is probably perchlorate in breastmilk too (and

grassfed milk? Depends where they get the drinking water for the cows?)

http://www.ewg.org/issues/perchlorate/20030919/

Perchlorate levels in the milk ranged from 1.7 to 6.4 parts per billion - all

higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's most recent proposed

safety standard of 1 ppb. Enforceable federal standards are not expected for at

least five years, but the State of California has set 4 ppb of perchlorate as

the " action level " at which a public water supply should be shut down.

Perchlorate, the explosive main ingredient of solid rocket and missile fuel, can

disrupt the thyroid gland's ability to make essential hormones. For fetuses,

infants and children, disruptions in thyroid hormone levels can cause lowered

IQ, mental retardation, loss of hearing and speech, and motor skill deficits.

Perchlorate, most of it leaking from military bases or defense plants,

contaminates more than 500 drinking water supplies in at least 20 states,

serving well over 20 million people. Among major perchlorate-polluted sources is

the Colorado River, which is used to irrigate 1.4 million acres of cropland in

California and Arizona. Earlier this year, a study for the Environmental Working

Group, conducted by the same team from Texas Tech, reported that about 1 in 5

samples tested of winter lettuce irrigated by the Colorado had perchlorate

levels averaging four times the EPA's draft safety standard.

(www.ewg.org/suspectsalads.pdf.)

-- Heidi